Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rauriser Goldberg, Kolm-Saigurn, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 56126
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56126.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rauriser Goldberg, Kolm-Saigurn, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Augustin Adit
Boden Adit
Goldberg Adit
Knappenhäuser
Prospect Above Augustin Adit

Latitude: 47°2'56"N
Longitude: 12°59'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.048888888889,12.989722222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Feldspar	Gypsum	Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Eskimoite ()*	Galena ()*	Gartrellite ()*	Gold ()*
Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Bi Ca Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Feldspar Gypsum Lillianite Linarite Malachite
Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	599	334	1	22042	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	599	334	1	22042	254
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	599	334	1	22044	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	599	334	2	22042,22045	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	599	334	2	22042,22046	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	599	334	3	22042,22043,22045	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	599	334	2	22042,22046	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	599	334	1	22042	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	599	334	1	22044	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	599	334	1	22042	413
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	599	334	1	22046	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	599	334	3	22042,22043,22044	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	599	334	3	22042,22043,22046	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	599	334	0		925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	599	334	2	22042,22043	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	599	334	1	22043	9895
Eskimoite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆	599	334	0		20
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	599	334	2	22042,22043	24243
Gartrellite ()*	None	PbCuFe³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	599	334	1	22042	41
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	599	334	3	22043,22044,22045	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	599	334	1	22042	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	599	334	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	599	334	1	22042	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	599	334	1	22042	1689
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	599	334	0		66
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	599	334	1	22042	1066
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	599	334	2	22042,22046	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	334	2	22042,22046	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	599	334	0		5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	599	334	0		915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	599	334	1	22042	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	599	334	0		5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	1	22042	17380
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	599	334	1	22042	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	599	334	2	22042,22043	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	599	334	1	22042	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	599	334	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	599	334	3	22042,22043,22044	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	334	1	22042	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	599	334	1	22044	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	599	334	1	22042	4894
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	599	334	1	22042	134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	599	334	1	22042	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	599	334	1	22042	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	599	334	1	22042	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	599	334	1	22042	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	599	334	0		5317
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	599	334	1	22042	1655

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006	The 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000995	371	339	355±16	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000996	394	348	371±23	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000997	472	422	447±25	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000998	517	493	505±12	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000999	510	484	497±13	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001000	599	563	581±18	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001001	344	342	343±1	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001002	368	356	362±6	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001003	385	351	368±17	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001004	344	334	339±5	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001005	373	347	360±13	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001006	358	354	356±2	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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