Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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:
Western Ore Field, Scheelite Deposit, Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 599
Youngest recorded age at locality: 334

mindat Locality ID: 242
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-242.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Western Ore Field, Scheelite Deposit, Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°12'26"N
Longitude: 12°28'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.207222222222,12.476666666667
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApophylliteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEnargiteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGypsumJunoiteKobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdenite
MonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePavonitePentlanditePhenakitePrehnite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteWurtziteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cannizzarite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Cupromakopavonite  (*)
Cupromakovickyite  (*)Emilite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Felbertalite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Gladite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hammarite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Hodrušite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Joséite-B  (*)Junoite  (*)
Krupkaite  (*)Kupčíkite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Makovickyite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Opal  (*)Paarite  (*)Pekoite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Proudite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Salzburgite  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tungstenite  (*)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)259933403419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS35993340315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)59933408803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS59933409052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)259933405509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)599334011547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)5993340255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)25993340606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1859933404286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi59933401966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S359933401935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS459933405516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S115993340843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)599334027770
Cannizzarite  (*)NonePb8Bi10S23599334041
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO259933405171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O459933403902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O45993340321
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)59933401025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS5993340966
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S55993340344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS59933404165
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S24599334043
Cupromakopavonite  (*)PavoniteCu8Pb4Ag3Bi19S3859933401
Cupromakovickyite  (*)PavoniteCu4AgPb2Bi9S1859933403
Emilite  (*)MeneghiniteCu10.7Pb10.7Bi21.3S4859933403
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS25993340246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS45993340910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)59933408173
Felbertalite  (*)NoneCu2Pb6Bi8S1959933409
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O5993340303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF259933409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S45993340192
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9599334067
Gold  (*)CopperAu599334030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS5993340717
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S65993340113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O59933406890
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S9599334043
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3599334014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te5993340804
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S9599334066
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S22599334028
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)5993340469
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S3599334054
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O359933405433
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S599334086
Junoite  (*)JunoiteCu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16599334018
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6599334080
Kupčíkite  (*)NoneCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10599334011
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O59933401271
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS65993340128
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S15599334038
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4599334014899
Makovickyite  (*)PavoniteCu1.12Ag0.81Pb0.27Bi5.35S9599334010
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2599334012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS259933405674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS259933405800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)5993340945
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O59933402994
Paarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.7Pb1.7Bi6.3S1259933407
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S18599334039
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S859933401512
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)5993340326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)259933402273
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)5993340494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)259933401898
Proudite  (*)NoneCu2Pb16Bi20(S,Se)4759933404
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S859933409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO259933405614
Salzburgite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S1259933406
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O85993340353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)59933404894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O5993340390
Silver  (*)CopperAg59933405186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS599334021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS45993340668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S359933403418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)259933403337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1359933401803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S5993340510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O59933404899
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS2599334028
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)59933405251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies


12 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000995371339355±16U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000996394348371±23U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000997472422447±25U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000998517493505±12U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000999510484497±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001000599563581±18U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001001344342343±1U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001002368356362±6U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001003385351368±17U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001004344334339±5U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001005373347360±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001006358354356±2U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...