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Locality Name:
West Slope ("Am Geyer"), Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg District, Brixlegg - Rattenberg, Brixlegg - Schwaz Area, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 416
Youngest recorded age at locality: 251

mindat Locality ID: 133934
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133934.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "West Slope ("Am Geyer"), Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg District, Brixlegg - Rattenberg, Brixlegg - Schwaz Area, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Abraham Adit
Adit No. 196
Adit No. 197
Friedling Adit
Gilgen Adit

Latitude: 47°25'12"N
Longitude: 11°55'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.42,11.921111111111
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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Ni O Pb S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineEnargiteFleischeriteGypsumKtenasiteLinarite
MalachiteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSulphur
TetrahedriteTyroliteVivianiteWurtzite

65 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Claraite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lammerite  (*)Langite  (*)Leogangite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mallestigite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richelsdorfite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Theisite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4162511238232793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)416251123819254
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O416251123819470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)416251323819,23821,238232734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O4162510445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)416251223819,238233250
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O4162510143
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6416251123819919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2416251223819,238235509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)416251223819,2382311547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2416251223819,23821172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6416251123823413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4416251423820,23821,23822,238235516
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)441625112381979
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6416251223819,238231633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)416251523819,23820,23821,23822,2382327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)416251223819,238234979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2416251523819,23820,23821,23822,2382327198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O4162511238193531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS4162511238192600
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O41625112381940
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)416251123819363
Copper  (*)CopperCu4162511238193846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4416251123823175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4162511238194165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O4162511238192970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O416251223819,23823366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2416251523819,23820,23821,23822,238239895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)416251123819220
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4416251123823910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O416251223819,23823814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS416251523819,23820,23821,23822,2382324243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O416251223819,238236890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O341625112381914640
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O4162510103
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6416251223819,238231066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64162511238192228
Lammerite  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)241625112381910
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O416251223819,23823593
Leogangite  (*)NoneCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6·8H2O416251223819,2382315
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2416251223819,23823987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2416251223819,2382312537
Mallestigite  (*)FleischeritePb3Sb(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6·3H2O4162511238235
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24162511238195674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl416251223819,238231107
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)4162510492
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O41625112381940
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O416251123819105
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64162510477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O416251223819,23823309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2416251523819,23820,23821,23822,2382339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2416251523819,23820,23821,23822,2382361156
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O416251223819,2382357
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10416251123819312
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2416251123819454
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O416251123819142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O416251223819,23823292
Silver  (*)CopperAg416251323819,23821,238235186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)4162511238192473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS416251523819,23820,23821,23822,2382321482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS4162511238192045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13416251523819,23820,23821,23822,238231803
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)1441625112381958
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O416251223819,23823245
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44162511238191655


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-00106416251      YesCinnabar, Metacinnabar, TerlinguaiteHg57196Geyer - Silberberg District, Brixlegg - Rattenberg, Brixlegg - Schwaz Area, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria Matura and Summesberger (1980); Arlt and Diamond (1998)   

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