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Locality Name:
Gaiswand Mine, Haidbachgraben, Felben, Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 599
Youngest recorded age at locality: 334

mindat Locality ID: 49625
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49625.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gaiswand Mine, Haidbachgraben, Felben, Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Bi Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Re S Sb Si Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Re S Sb Si Te Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GypsumMeloniteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteVivianiteZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Empressite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hessite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rheniite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
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)259933403419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)59933408803
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O5993340445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS59933409052
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O5993340925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O459933403902
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS5993340966
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe599334043
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)59933408173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O5993340814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu599334030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O59933406890
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te5993340804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O359933405433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS5993340154
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)5993340116
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe25993340207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe25993340155
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS259933405800
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS5993340767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S859933401512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S859933409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334061156
Rheniite  (*)NoneReS259933408
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO259933405614
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs25993340337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS599334021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O459933401934
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb599334046
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O59933404899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)259933402562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S45993340380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)59933405251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies


12 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000995371339355±16U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000996394348371±23U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000997472422447±25U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000998517493505±12U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000999510484497±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001000599563581±18U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001001344342343±1U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001002368356362±6U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001003385351368±17U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001004344334339±5U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001005373347360±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001006358354356±2U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 

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