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Locality Name:
Dürrnberg, Hallein, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 240
Youngest recorded age at locality: 240

mindat Locality ID: 286179
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-286179.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dürrnberg, Hallein, Salzburg, Austria": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Rock Salt Deposit

Latitude: 47°40'1"N
Longitude: 13°5'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.666944444444,13.091111111111

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 C Ca Cl Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumBlöditeClayCorundumEpsomiteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKieseriteLepidocrocite
MelanteriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSpinelSulphur

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Alum-(K)  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Blödite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Glauberite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hydrohalite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Löweite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrite  (*)
Polyhalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tachyhydrite  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Vanthoffite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O24024012158492
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2402401215841588
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O240240121584130
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22402401215849895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O240240121584484
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2240240121584137
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2402401215846890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl2402401215841398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O240240121584409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O324024012158414640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O240240121584251
Hydrohalite  (*)NoneNaCl·2H2O24024012158417
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O24024012158480
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)240240121584581
Löweite  (*)NoneNa12Mg7(SO4)13·15H2O24024012158428
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O424024012158414899
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O240240121584915
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O240240121584223
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)224024012158417380
Natrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)24024012158419
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O240240121584102
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224024012158439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO224024012158461156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2402401215842045
Tachyhydrite  (*)NoneCaMg2Cl6·12H2O24024012158416
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)240240121584299
Vanthoffite  (*)NoneNa6Mg(SO4)424024012158416



1 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
Mo-00267240240      YesMolybdeniteMo53304Hallein, Salzburg, Austria Spötl (1989)10.1016/0037-0738(89)90009-2SG65_113 


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