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Locality Name:
Hafner Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 41888
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41888.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hafner Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Eisentratten
Malta Valley
Pölla Valley
Rennweg
Schober - Eisigspitz Area

Latitude: 47°1'33"N
Longitude: 13°12'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.025833333333,13.201666666667

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 As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCrichtoniteCubanite
DevillineDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteGypsumKaoliniteLillianiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasite
MeloniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPolybasite
PrehnitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphur
SymplesiteTalcTetrahedriteTourmalineVivianiteWurtzite

91 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brushite  (*)Bukovskýite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cleusonite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goyazite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gustavite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lillianite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Melonite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Slavíkite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvanite  (*)
Symplesite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1199872793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21200043419
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe120002489
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21200012162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)519982,19984,19987,19990,199962734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21199963092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)219986,199873250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS819978,19982,19984,19986,19987,19988,19990,199969052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6319986,19987,19990919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2319986,19987,199915509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12000111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi419984,19986,19988,199901966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3419978,19984,19986,199901935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41199965516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11120002843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31200021089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61199961633
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O319986,19987,19990104
Bukovskýite  (*)NoneFe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)·7H2O219984,1998813
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)619984,19987,19988,19989,19996,2000127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)619984,19987,19990,19991,19993,199964979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21219978,19980,19984,19986,19987,19988,19989,19990,19991,19993,19996,2000227198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2219981,20007376
Cleusonite  (*)CrichtonitePb(U4+,U6+)Fe2+2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)3812000114
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81199781756
Copper  (*)CopperCu219986,199873846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5119978344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS319978,19987,199964165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3120002802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2519984,19988,19996,20001,200089895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O119997484
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O119997107
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1199932740
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12219978,19986663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1119980,19984,19986,19987,19988,19989,19990,19991,19993,19996,2000224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)219986,199947437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1019978,19984,19986,19987,19988,19990,19991,19996,19999,2000230554
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6120001173
Graphite  (*)NoneC1200012812
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6219986,19990113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O619987,19989,19990,19994,19996,199976890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311999614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O419982,19984,19987,199901689
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te119986804
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6319986,19987,200021066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31199965433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41200071507
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O119996593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1200081271
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6119986128
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2519982,19984,19987,19990,19996987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)319978,19996,20002451
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)219975,200011487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411999614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21219978,19980,19984,19986,19987,19988,19989,19990,19991,19993,19994,1999612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2619978,19984,19986,19987,19988,200015674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2319984,19986,19990252
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2119996207
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1200011066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2219996,200025800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2219996,2000117380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4120001112
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)311999664
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3119982511
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O119978124
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O11998799
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]119987716
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21200081898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31199861425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21519978,19980,19984,19986,19987,19988,19989,19990,19991,19993,19996,19997,20001,20002,2000539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8719978,19984,19986,19987,19988,19990,199969056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21019978,19985,19986,19987,19989,19993,19996,20001,20008,2000961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2419978,19986,19996,200015614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1199964894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)319991,19993,200022705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O120008390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O519978,19984,19986,19987,199881153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O419982,19984,19987,19990292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)219975,199896417
Slavíkite  (*)Not in a structural group(H3O)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18·98H2O11999744
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1199892473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS719978,19984,19986,19987,19988,19989,1999021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)319986,19987,20001589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS319984,19987,199962045
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4119996337
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O11997892
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21200043337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13319978,19986,200025317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21200042562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4319987,19991,199961655
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1199961025



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