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Locality Name:
Graz, Styria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 20173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Graz, Styria, Austria": 63
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 34

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Andritz
Buchkogel
Castle Hill
Gratkorn
Gratwein
Mariatrost
Plabutsch
Rein
Schlossberg
St Bartholomä
St Radegund
Stiwoll
Thal
Unterpremstätten
Unterpremstätten-Zettling
Weinitzen
Werndorf
Wildon

Latitude: 47°4'16"N
Longitude: 15°23'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.071111111111,15.390555555556

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sr Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAragoniteBaryteBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloritoidClay
ClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCristobaliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFerrieriteFluorite
GarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHarmotomeKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeta-autunite
MicaMonaziteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePseudobrookitePyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteTetrahedrite
VivianiteZircon

81 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metauranocircite-I  (*)Metauranopilite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)Phenakite  (*)Platinum  (*)
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)
Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Slavíkite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spionkopite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)322955,22978,230168803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3222986,230052353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31230161534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2322968,22978,229883092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1230161036
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4123016246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)222961,230163250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2222962,229695509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)322978,22990,2301611547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)122986255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2122986606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181229864286
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61230161633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1522961,22962,22964,22968,22969,22972,22978,22980,22984,22988,22990,23002,23005,23014,2301627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1229904979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1229625707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O122990197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2322958,22968,2297827198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2222973,22986376
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS622962,22964,22965,22966,22968,229902600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1229861025
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O123016382
Copper  (*)CopperCu422958,22969,22981,229903846
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2123016453
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O422958,22969,22981,229902970
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16222958,22981300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2522958,22968,22978,22980,230169895
Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrierite[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O12301634
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12299024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)322980,23008,230167437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O422984,23005,23014,230166890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O123016409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O123016290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3522955,22973,22988,22994,2301014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1229901689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61229901066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31230165433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61230142228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41230055591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)222980,23008581
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1229581487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4322955,22973,2298814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2622958,22962,22968,22969,22990,2301612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21229845674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O123016915
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O122986388
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O12298638
Metauranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)(OH)10·5H2O1229865
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)123005945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1229731508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2422975,22980,22986,2300517380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1230161236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1230162994
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)122986326
Platinum  (*)CopperPt122999485
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5123016164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2722958,22968,22978,23005,23008,23014,2301639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21229803106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21522958,22964,22966,22968,22969,22975,22978,22980,22981,22986,22988,22990,23005,23008,2301661156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O122961177
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10122980312
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2122990454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O123014293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21230055614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O123016301
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O123016241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)422975,23005,23008,230166417
Slavíkite  (*)Not in a structural group(H3O)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18·98H2O12301444
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1229902473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS322978,22990,2300521482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28222958,2298173
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6122986688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)122986978
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)122962446
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13222962,229685317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O122961433
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21229862718
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O123012636
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)122986939
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8222958,2298170
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)222986,230055251



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