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Locality Name:
Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 122217
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122217.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria": 65
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 43

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Aggsbach
Dürnstein
Emmersdorf An Der Donau
Krems An Der Donau
Rossatz-Arnsdorf
Schönbühel-Aggsbach
Spitz
Weißenkirchen

Latitude: 48°22'1"N
Longitude: 15°27'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.366944444444,15.460833333333

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 Au B Be C Ca Cd Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteAxiniteBerylCalciteChabazite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumDiaspore
DumortieriteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGraftoniteGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteVesuvianite
WurtziteZircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Axinite-(Mg)  (*)
Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cheralite  (*)Chernovite-(Y)  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graftonite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Huntite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)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)2321040,21061,210673419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1121029,21035,21045,21067,21070,21072,21073,21074,21075,21076,210778803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)221031,21074706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3621048,21067,21070,21073,21076,210772353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2321035,21070,210772162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51210741310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2421021,21024,21073,21074718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1210653250
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2121074260
Axinite-(Mg)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mg2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)212107812
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)421035,21066,21070,21077255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2821035,21066,21070,21072,21073,21074,21076,21077606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18821035,21044,21066,21070,21072,21073,21076,210774286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)521049,21065,21067,21077,2107827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2321066,21070,210775171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO212107494
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1210674979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O121051310
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O121075925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2221049,2106727198
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)212107450
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(AsO4)12107446
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4421072,21073,21076,21077321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8221061,210771756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)321040,21051,210671025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6321070,21074,21077518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6121074289
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O121034382
Copper  (*)CopperCu221067,210753846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181210751008
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O221049,210752970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61021027,21040,21049,21051,21067,21070,21072,21077,21078,210814135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)321067,21074,21075648
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18121048231
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)321045,21070,210778173
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F12107431
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F421031,21048,21067,210742740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21210579617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS221067,2107524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1210757437
Gold  (*)CopperAu221043,2105830554
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2121076107
Graphite  (*)NoneC321065,21067,210752812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS121067717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3321077,21078,210811544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O221065,210676890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6121067741
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)412106569
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61210671066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3421031,21043,21067,210745433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61210672228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1210771271
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)121076155
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4221043,2107414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2221067,2107512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21210675674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O121075915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)421031,21035,21076,210774924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)221031,21074945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1210741508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2821029,21031,21035,21048,21070,21074,21076,2107717380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6121067254
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)321029,21076,210772349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2121032313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21210672273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21521019,21040,21045,21049,21050,21051,21056,21059,21066,21070,21072,21074,21075,21077,210821898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2521048,21067,21070,21075,2107739462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3121022341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8221067,210759056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21721026,21029,21031,21035,21044,21045,21048,21049,21059,21060,21067,21070,21073,21074,21075,21076,2107761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2321048,21074,210755614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1121031,21045,21048,21067,21070,21072,21073,21074,21075,21076,210772705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51210731516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31210741214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12106721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41210741934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1021027,21029,21031,21040,21045,21061,21067,21070,21077,210784899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21210761476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21210492562
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)121076313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F121076233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21210742718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101210671395
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)121074939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)821035,21043,21044,21073,21074,21075,21076,210775251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)221027,210321025



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