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Locality Name:
Kleine Zirknitz Valley, Zirknitz, Goldberg Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 185697
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185697.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kleine Zirknitz Valley, Zirknitz, Goldberg Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kluidscharte

Latitude: 46°59'7"N
Longitude: 12°57'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.985277777778,12.9625

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 Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparMalachite
MeneghiniteMilleriteNoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTitaniteWurtzite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Azurite  (*)Benjaminite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cupropavonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gladite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Krupkaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Matildite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pekoite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3119972315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1199728803
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21199725509
Benjaminite  (*)PavoniteAg3Bi7S1211997245
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31199721935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41199725516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11997227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211997227198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1199723846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1199724165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3119972802
Cupropavonite  (*)PavoniteCu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S511997218
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1199728173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11997224243
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S911997267
Gold  (*)CopperAu11997230554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311997214640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te119972804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4119972142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31199725433
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S611997280
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411997214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211997212537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2119972252
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS811997292
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1199721066
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S511997272
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S1811997239
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211997239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211997261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21199725614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1199726417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4119972249
Silver  (*)CopperAg1199725186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11997221482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S119972510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1199724899
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1199721025



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