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Locality Name:
Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 231040
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231040.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bacharnsdorf
Oberarnsdorf
Rossatz
St Johann Im Mauerthale

Latitude: 48°21'53"N
Longitude: 15°26'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.364722222222,15.446666666667
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 Au B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteChabaziteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
DumortieriteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteTourmalineZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dumortierite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)21210403419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1210458803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31210482353
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181210444286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12104927770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O121051310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212104927198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)221040,210511025
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1210492970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6321040,21049,210514135
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18121048231
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1210458173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1210482740
Gold  (*)CopperAu12104330554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31210435433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412104314899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212104817380
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2521040,21045,21049,21050,210511898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212104839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2421044,21045,21048,2104961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21210485614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)221045,210482705
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O221040,210454899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21210492562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)221043,210445251


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