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Locality Name:
Mittersill, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 192225
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192225.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mittersill, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Mühlbach Im Pinzgau

Latitude: 47°15'48"N
Longitude: 12°22'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.263333333333,12.368333333333
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 C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCopperCyanotrichiteDevillineEpsomiteGypsumMalachite
MarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSpinelSulphur

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Devilline  (*)Galena  (*)
Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Langite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)25993341219605509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)65993341219601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)59933412196027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O599334121960925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS259933412196027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu5993341219603846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O5993341219602970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2599334121960179
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O599334121960366
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS59933412196024243
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O599334121960188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5993341219606890
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O599334121960593
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O459933412196014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)259933412196012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25993341219605674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS259933412196039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO259933412196061156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS5993341219602045


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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