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Locality Name:
Waschgang Mine, Kluidscharte, Kleine Zirknitz Valley, Zirknitz, Goldberg Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 41806
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41806.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Waschgang Mine, Kluidscharte, Kleine Zirknitz Valley, Zirknitz, Goldberg Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°59'7"N
Longitude: 12°57'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.985277777778,12.963055555556

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparMalachite
MeneghiniteMilleriteNoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTitaniteWurtzite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Azurite  (*)Benjaminite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cupropavonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gladite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Krupkaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Matildite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pekoite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS30315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Benjaminite  (*)PavoniteAg3Bi7S12045
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Cupropavonite  (*)PavoniteCu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5018
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9067
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te0804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS40142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6080
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS20252
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS8092
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5072
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S18039
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S40249
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S0510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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