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Shale oil reserves are located in the oil shale at [[Seefeld]] in Bächen Valley plate and close to Lake [[Achen]]. The oil-bearing zones lie at an angle of 51 degrees. |
Shale oil reserves are located in the oil shale at [[Seefeld]] in Bächen Valley plate and close to Lake [[Achen]]. The oil-bearing zones lie at an angle of 51 degrees. |
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==History== |
== History == |
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The oil shale deposits in [[Tyrol]] in [[Seefeld]] area were used from 1350 until 1964th. |
The oil shale deposits in [[Tyrol]] in [[Seefeld]] area were used from 1350 until 1964th. |
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Martin Albrecht, a collector of minerals discovered in 1902 on the shore of Lake Achen at [[Pertisau]] oil shale deposits. There he started the exploitation of shale oil. Still exploitation and marketing of the shale oil lie in the hands of the discoverer's family Albrecht in [[Pertisau]]. |
Martin Albrecht, a collector of minerals discovered in 1902 on the shore of Lake Achen at [[Pertisau]] oil shale deposits. There he started the exploitation of shale oil. Still exploitation and marketing of the shale oil lie in the hands of the discoverer's family Albrecht in [[Pertisau]]. |
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Revision as of 10:51, 27 May 2012
Tyrolean shale oil is a black, strong-smelling oil found in the stones of Karwendel mountains. It is also known as Ichthyol.
According to legend, it is the blood of the giant Thyrsus. Thence, it is also called "Thyrsenblut" or "Dirschenblut". From the "Thyrsenblut" the healing Tyrolean shale oil is extracted.
Shale oil reserves are located in the oil shale at Seefeld in Bächen Valley plate and close to Lake Achen. The oil-bearing zones lie at an angle of 51 degrees.
History
The oil shale deposits in Tyrol in Seefeld area were used from 1350 until 1964th. Martin Albrecht, a collector of minerals discovered in 1902 on the shore of Lake Achen at Pertisau oil shale deposits. There he started the exploitation of shale oil. Still exploitation and marketing of the shale oil lie in the hands of the discoverer's family Albrecht in Pertisau.
Tyrolean shale oil has always been an integral part of the Tyrolean medicine. The shale oil contains bound sulfur, which exerts its effect in shale oil. Long before the oil refinery, the oil of the Alps, the "black gold", was already used for tar, light oil (naphtha), impregnation of wood fences, as waterproofing for roofs and asphalt roads.
Due to the low yield, the oil shale processing was finally reduced to the medical and cosmetic applications.
Books
- Michael Unterwurzacher (Hrsg.), Im Reich des Patscherkofel: Sagen und Fakten rund um Innsbrucks Hausberg und das Südöstliche Mittelgebirge, Books on Demand, 2009
- Michael Forcher, Der Riese Haymon, Haymon Verlag, Innsbruck, 2007