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Locality Name:
Hartenstein Castle, Maigen, Weinzierl Am Walde, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 58431
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58431.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hartenstein Castle, Maigen, Weinzierl Am Walde, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Eichmayer Cave (Eichmaier Cave)
Gudenus Cave
Maigenmühle

Latitude: 48°26'50"N
Longitude: 15°23'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.447222222222,15.396388888889
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 B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMalachiteNone
Not in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteTourmaline

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Epidote  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sampleite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1214288173
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212142861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sampleite  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O040
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1214284899


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