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Locality Name:
Leibenfeld, Deutschlandsberg, Koralpe, Styria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 280452
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280452.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leibenfeld, Deutschlandsberg, Koralpe, Styria, Austria": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Railway Exploration Tunnel

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

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 B C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChloriteClayGarnetKaoliniteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxene
QuartzTalcTourmaline

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Grossular  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31231242353
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12312427770
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81231241756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61231244135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21231249895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)123124648
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31231241544
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41231245591
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21231242273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212312439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81231249056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212312461156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1231242705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1231246417
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F123124232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21231243337



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