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Locality Name:
Prehistoric Dump, Schwarzleo District, Schwarzleograben, Hütten, Leogang, Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 144
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 157300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prehistoric Dump, Schwarzleo District, Schwarzleograben, Hütten, Leogang, Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°25'28"N
Longitude: 12°40'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.424444444444,12.676111111111

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 As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg Mg Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg Mg Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteDevillineDiaspore
KtenasiteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltSpinelTetrahedrite
TyroliteVivianite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Allophane  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Claraite  (*)
Cornubite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Euchroite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Leogangite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Parnauite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)144650254
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O144650470
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O144650445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1446503250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6144650919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21446505509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O144650150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14465011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41446505516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61446501633
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O144650194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214465027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1446503531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1446502600
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O14465040
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4144650109
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1446502970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O144650366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21446509895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O144650814
Euchroite  (*)NoneCu2(AsO4)(OH)·3H2O14465024
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14465024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1446507437
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O144650103
Leogangite  (*)NoneCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6·8H2O14465015
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1446501487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214465012537
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O14465058
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)144650492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS144650767
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O144650105
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214465039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214465061156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4144650249
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O14465090
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131446501803
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O144650245
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)14465060



1 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
Hg-0010214465      YesBalkanite, Cinnabar, Donharrisite, Gortdrumite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, MoschellandsbergiteHg50789Schwarzleo District, Schwarzleograben, Hütten, Leogang, Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria Pohl and Belocky (1993) MOGG86_141 


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