Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kaiserer Quarry (Deisl Quarry), Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 251
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaiserer Quarry (Deisl Quarry), Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Aeschynite	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Brannerite	Brookite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Crichtonite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Humboldtine	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Titanite	Zircon

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 Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Ta Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Ln Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Brannerite Brookite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copiapite Copper Corundum Crichtonite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Humboldtine Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Oxalate Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Tetradymite Titanite Zircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bavenite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Brannerite ()*
Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Cleusonite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gramaccioliite-(Y) ()*	Graphite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Humboldtine ()*	Nováčekite-I ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Metatorbernite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	599	334	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	599	334	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	599	334	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	599	334	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	599	334	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	599	334	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	599	334	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	599	334	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	599	334	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	599	334	11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	599	334	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	599	334	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	599	334	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	599	334	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	599	334	248
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	599	334	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	599	334	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	599	334	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	599	334	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	599	334	27198
Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(AsO₄)	599	334	46
Cleusonite ()*	Crichtonite	Pb(U⁴⁺,U⁶⁺)Fe²⁺₂(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	599	334	14
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	599	334	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	599	334	382
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	599	334	9895
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	599	334	414
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	599	334	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	599	334	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	599	334	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	599	334	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	599	334	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	599	334	30554
Gramaccioliite-(Y) ()*	Crichtonite	(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	599	334	9
Graphite ()*	None	C	599	334	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	599	334	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	599	334	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	599	334	1689
Humboldtine ()*	Humboldtine Oxalate	Fe²⁺(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	599	334	27
Nováčekite-I ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	599	334	55
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	599	334	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	599	334	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	599	334	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	599	334	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	334	12537
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	599	334	443
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	599	334	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	17380
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	599	334	326
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	599	334	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	599	334	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	599	334	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	599	334	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	599	334	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	599	334	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	599	334	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	599	334	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	599	334	2045
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	599	334	232
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	599	334	510
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	599	334	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	599	334	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	599	334	433
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	599	334	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	599	334	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	599	334	890
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	599	334	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	599	334	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	599	334	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006	The 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000995	371	339	355±16	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000996	394	348	371±23	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000997	472	422	447±25	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000998	517	493	505±12	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000999	510	484	497±13	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001000	599	563	581±18	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001001	344	342	343±1	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001002	368	356	362±6	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001003	385	351	368±17	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001004	344	334	339±5	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001005	373	347	360±13	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001006	358	354	356±2	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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