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:
Köflach, Styria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 24684
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24684.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Köflach, Styria, Austria": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Gradenberg
Köflach - Voitsberg Lignite Deposit
Krenhof
Voitsberg

Latitude: 47°3'20"N
Longitude: 15°6'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.055555555556,15.108055555556

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K La Mg Mn N Na Ni O P S Si Sr Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClay
CopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsum
HalotrichiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileRömeriteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibniteSulphur
VivianiteVoltaiteZircon

60 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(La)  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunogen  (*)
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Anilite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Hartite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Monazite-(La)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Römerite  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Salammoniac  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Voltaite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yarrowite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61230991022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1230998803
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12309925
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31231002353
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O223083,23091272
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612309130
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S412310288
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2223099,231025509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)323091,23097,2310711547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181230934286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31231021935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4223099,231025516
Hartite  (*)NoneC20H34223086,2308814
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)623097,23099,23102,23105,23107,2311127770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1231025707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212310227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O223099,231023531
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)222309957
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O223090,23091382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1231023846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1231024165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1231022970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1231021027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16123102300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21230979895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)223091,231027437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12310230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC223097,231052812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1230916890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O123091409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3323085,23099,2310214640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1231051271
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)123102451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412309914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2223099,2310212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21230905674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O223083,23100915
Monazite-(La)  (*)MonaziteLa(PO4)12309938
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2323093,23097,2310917380
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O123097306
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2523090,23100,23102,23105,2310739462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3123099244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81231029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2623083,23085,23099,23100,23102,2310961156
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O223091,23102115
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O123091293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2223109,231125614
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl123091105
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1230836417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31230991214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12310221482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S2812310273
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)123111589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS323087,23089,230912045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1231021101
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O123091636
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O223090,23091111
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)123112939
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S812310270
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1230995251



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...