Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Scheifling, Niedere Tauern, Styria, Austria

mindat Locality ID: 233087
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233087.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Scheifling, Niedere Tauern, Styria, Austria": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
B 317 Road Tunnel (Ofentunnel)
Geigl Quarry
Niederwölz

Latitude: 47°8'59"N
Longitude: 14°24'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.149722222222,14.416388888889

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Clay	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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 C Ca Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Clay Kaolinite Marcasite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	23484	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	23484	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	23484,23485	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	23484	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	23486	24243
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	23484	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	23485	1271
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	23484	5674
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	23484,23485,23486	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	23484	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	23484	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	23484	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	23486	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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