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Locality Name:
Leckbachgraben (Leckbachrinne), Nasenkopf, Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 31918
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31918.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leckbachgraben (Leckbachrinne), Nasenkopf, Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Emerald Deposit
Sedl
Söllgraben
Upper Leckbachgraben

Latitude: 47°12'9"N
Longitude: 12°22'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.2025,12.367777777778
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 Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteAragoniteBerylBismutiteBranneriteBrookiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMilarite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePhenakitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSpinelStibniteTalcTitaniteTourmaline
WurtziteZircon

71 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aschamalmite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beyerite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Krupkaite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
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)25993341218563419
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6599334121856141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)599334221856,218598803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO25993341218562162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO559933401310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)35993341218581534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)25993341218563092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4599334221856,21858708
Aschamalmite  (*)LillianitePb6-3xBi2+xS9599334221858,2186016
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18599334221856,218584286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2599334221858,2186096
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35993341218581935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)599334121860716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45993341218585516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6599334121856248
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2599334121856700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)599334221856,2185827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO25993341218565171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)599334221858,218604979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334221856,2185827198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O45993341218563902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4599334121856321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)85993341218581756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)599334221856,218581025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS599334221856,218584165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3599334121856802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O65993341218584135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25993341218569895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)599334121856648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)599334221856,218588173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25993341218589617
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S1859933412185843
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)259933412185631
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334221858,2186024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)5993341218567437
Gold  (*)CopperAu599334221857,2185830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC5993341218562812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)35993341218581544
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4599334121856407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3599334221856,218585433
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S659933412185880
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)599334121856451
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)599334221856,218591487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4599334221856,2185814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)259933412185612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25993341218565674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2599334121856168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5993341218564924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O599334121856156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25993341218565800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)259933412185617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5993341218562994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2599334121858313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85993341218561512
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)599334121856326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2599334221856,218582273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)25993341218591898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334221856,2185839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85993341218569056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334221856,2185861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25993341218565614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)599334221856,218584894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5993341218562705
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S35993341218573418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2599334221856,218583337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O599334221856,218584899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)25993341218562562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO25993341218562718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)599334121856939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)5993341218565251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5993341218561025


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 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060944Leckbachgraben (Leckbachrinne), Nasenkopf, Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austriahttps://rruff.info/R060944

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