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Locality Name:
Gigler Quarry (Tierpark Quarry), Koschach, Malta Valley, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 41877
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41877.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gigler Quarry (Tierpark Quarry), Koschach, Malta Valley, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°58'14"N
Longitude: 13°28'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.970555555556,13.466666666667

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: Al Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mo O P Pb S Si Sr Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mo O P Pb S Si Sr Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteApophylliteBaryteBrookiteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
FluoriteGypsumMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteTitaniteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Bavenite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)0255
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)0939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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