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Locality Name:
Gleinalpe (Gleinalm), Styria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 300366
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-300366.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gleinalpe (Gleinalm), Styria, Austria": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
A9 Motorway Tunnel (Gleinalm Tunnel)

Latitude: 47°16'10"N
Longitude: 15°6'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.269444444444,15.103333333333

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzTitaniteZircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1229528803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31229522353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2122952356
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12295227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212295227198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8122952577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81229521756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1229521025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1229528173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31229521544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312295214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31229525433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1229521271
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21229522273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212295239462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3122952341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81229529056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212295261156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1229524899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1229525251



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