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Locality Name:
Hopffeldboden, Hopffeld Area, Obersulzbach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 12771
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12771.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hopffeldboden, Hopffeld Area, Obersulzbach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°12'17"N
Longitude: 12°14'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.204722222222,12.247222222222
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 B Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sc Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Ln Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sc Si Ta Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMicaMolybdenite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelThortveititeTitaniteTourmalineZircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tanteuxenite-(Y)  (*)Thorite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)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)259933403419
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)65993340141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)59933408803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)359933402353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO259933402162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)59933403250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)65993340919
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)25993340606
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO25993340700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)599334027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)59933404979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)85993340577
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)59933401025
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5993340648
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O65993340414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO45993340196
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F59933402740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF259933409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3599334014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O59933401689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)659933401066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O359933405433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4599334014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2599334012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS259933405800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)5993340945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2599334017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O59933402994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)259933402273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)65993340121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S859933409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO259933405614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)59933402705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)59933406417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)59933402473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS599334021482
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F5993340232
Tanteuxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(TaTi)O6599334016
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)59933401006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O7599334054
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O59933404899
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO459933401655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)5993340939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)59933405251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)59933401025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006The 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 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
Giersdorf_00000995371339355±16U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000996394348371±23U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000997472422447±25U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000998517493505±12U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000999510484497±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001000599563581±18U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001001344342343±1U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001002368356362±6U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001003385351368±17U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001004344334339±5U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001005373347360±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001006358354356±2U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 

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