Phosphate (Lazulite) and Scandium mineralization
Fischbacher Alpen, Styria, Austria
Geology of the Fischbacher Alpen, Styria, Austria, after Cornelius
(1953) with major lazulite occurrences.
Locality map Rotriegel, Wegscheidkreuz,
Granegg, Höllkogel
Locality map Fürstenbauer, Ganztal
Geological overview, including
electron microprobe dating of monazite and xenotime I
(Abstract)
Geological overview,
including electron microprobe dating of monazite and xenotime II
(Abstract)
Phosphate (lazulite)
mineralization
(Abstract)
Scandium mineralization
associated with lazulite-quartz veins
(Abstract, 0.2 MB, pdf-file)
Pretulite, ScPO4,
in lazulite-quartz veins
(Abstract, with SEM-images of pretulite)
Hydrothermal alteration
of monazite to florencite around lazulite-quartz veins
(Poster, 1.8 MB, pdf-file)
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Polished slabs from lazulite-quartz veins
Features of primary mineralization (Permo-Triassic)
Lazulite vein breccia
Lazulite veinlets
Lazulite veinlet
Lazulite vein
Lazulite- and quartz-rich domains
Hydrothermal banding
Hydrothermal banding
Hydrothermal banding
Mineralogy (Primary and due to overprint)
Augelite
Th-rich crandallite-florencite-(Ce)
Kyanite after andalusite(?)
Corundum
Tourmaline
Pretulite
Features of Eo-Alpine overprint (Cretaceous)
Stage 1: Alteration of lazulite
Stage 2: Mobilizates with grey to black apatite, partly replacing
lazulite
Stage 3a: Veinlet-like mobilizates
Bearthite
Stage 3b: Patchy, coarse-grained apatite-chlorite(-quartz-lazulite)-mobilizates
Miscellaneous
Subhedral lazulite crystals
last changes: 23.6.2005
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