Chalkopyrite on Quartz (M1444)
Austria
LOCATION
Rotgülden, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
SIZE
58 x 48 x 18 mm
DESCRIPTION
This is a rare specien from the area of Rotgülden mine. Mining history goes back over 2000 years. The last mining project was an Arsenic mine which closed 1966. Today the area is a nature park and field collecting is prohibited and no new material can be found, most of the old shafts are even collapsed.