Fahlores from seven Austrian localities (Haidbachgraben, Schendleck,
Veitsch, Johnsbach, Mallnock, Mauterndorf and Schwaz) together with two
samples from UK (Cornwall) and Slovakia (Kremnice) were mineralogically,
chemically, and spectroscopically studied. Most of the Austrian fahlores
are located in the Greywacke zone. The studied fahlores have been
classified into tennantite, intermediate fahlore, tetrahedrite and
Schendleck-type fahlore. The Schendleck-type fahlores contain unusual
fahlores. The excellent correlations between the positions of the
vibrational Raman modes and the Sb/(Sb+As) ratio, can be applied to
determine the composition of fahlores by at least one band in the Raman
spectrum of the mineral.