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


mindat Locality ID: 231042
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231042.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kochholz, Dunkelsteinerwald, Dunkelstein Forest, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Im Liagl
Marble Quarry

Latitude: 48°15'53"N
Longitude: 15°26'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.264722222222,15.449166666667

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 As B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B H Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumEpidote
FeldsparHumiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneRocksalt
RutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTourmalineZirconolite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zirconolite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1208598803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1208599052
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2120859462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12085927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212085927198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81208591756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2220858,20859236
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61208594135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21208599895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F220858,208592740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1208591188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS220858,2085924243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO312085970
Graphite  (*)NoneC220858,208592812
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61208591066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31208595433
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4120859359
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2220858,208592273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212085939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81208599056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21208595614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51208591516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1208592473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS220858,2085921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4220858,208591934
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21208592562
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7120859140
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1208591025



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