Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Dunkelstein Forest, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

mindat Locality ID: 231037
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231037.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dunkelstein Forest, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dunkelsteinerwald
Paudorf
Wölbling

Latitude: 48°18'31"N
Longitude: 15°33'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.308611111111,15.559722222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brookite	Brucite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Halotrichite	Humite	Mica	Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Sulphur	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 B Ba Be C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brookite Brucite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Halotrichite Humite Mica Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Sepiolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Sulphur Titanite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Wurtzite Zircon Zirconolite

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Brookite ()*	Brucite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinohumite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Dumortierite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorphosphohedyphane ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Geikielite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Minium ()*	Muscovite ()*	Omphacite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrope ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sapphirine ()*
Schorl ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sulphur ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	20849,20859,20862,20865	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	20862	2353
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	20868	272
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	20865	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	2	20851,20862	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	20849	2734
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	20847	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3	20849,20862,20868	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	20859	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	20847	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	20849	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1	20865	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	20865	4286
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	20865	700
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	20859	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	20849,20859,20862	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	20849	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	20859	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	20862	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	20849,20859	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	3	20849,20858,20859	236
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	20851	1008
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4	20844,20847,20849,20859	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	20849,20859	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	20857	648
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1	20862	231
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	3	20847,20853,20862	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	20847	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	4	20849,20858,20859,20865	2740
Fluorphosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃F	1	20849	4
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	3	20849,20859,20862	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	20849,20858,20859	24243
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃	1	20859	70
Graphite ()*	None	C	5	20849,20852,20854,20858,20859	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	20849	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	20868	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	20868	409
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	2	20844,20862	407
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	20859	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	20851,20859,20865	5433
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	2	20847,20862	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	20847	1271
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	20859	359
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	20847	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	20847	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	20853,20862	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	20862,20865	4924
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	1	20849	247
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	20851,20865	17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1	20847	229
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	20865	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	2	20847,20862	313
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	3	20849,20858,20859	2273
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl	1	20849	71
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	20849,20859,20862,20865	39462
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	5	20844,20846,20847,20851,20862	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	20849,20859	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	20847,20849,20851,20862,20865	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	3	20847,20859,20865	5614
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	1	20847	129
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	20865	2705
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1	20847	241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	20849	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	3	20859,20862,20865	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	20849,20859	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	20849,20858,20859	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	4	20847,20849,20858,20859	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2	20866,20868	2045
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	20849,20865	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	20849,20859	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	20849	2718
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	20861	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	20847	1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	20849,20851,20865	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	1	20859	140
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	20859	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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