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Locality Name:
Galgenberg, Leoben, Styria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 230349
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-230349.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Galgenberg, Leoben, Styria, Austria": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Railway Tunnel
South Slope

Latitude: 47°22'0"N
Longitude: 15°3'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.366666666667,15.066388888889
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 Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChlorite
ChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCoquimbiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparGypsum
KaoliniteKieseriteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileRömeriteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalc
TitaniteZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ettringite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galgenbergite-(Ce)  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ranciéite  (*)Römerite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Talc  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)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)21232073419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1232078803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2223207,232082162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21232073092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1232073250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1232079052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12320711547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41232075516
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2123208700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12320727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212320727198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)20376
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81232071756
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O123207136
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21232079895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1232078173
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O12320793
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2123207271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1232072740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12320724243
Galgenbergite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe2(CO3)4·H2O1232075
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1232077437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6123207173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1232076890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312320714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31232075433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41232075591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1232071487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412320714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)212320712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)123207770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21232075674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O123207915
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1232071508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212320717380
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O123207306
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212320739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21232073106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81232079056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212320761156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O123207177
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O123207115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21232075614
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O123207241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1232076417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12320721482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)123207589
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O123207139
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21232073337
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O123207183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1232074899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O123207433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21232072562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1232075251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-142Galgenberg, Leoben, Styria, Austriahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-142

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