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Locality Name:
Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 41721
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41721.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Amerbach Valley
Arzbachgraben (Erzklamm; Arzrinne; Arzbachrinne)
Felben
Lemperkar (Lämmerkar)
Meiling Alp (Felbermailing Alp)
Oberreitgraben
Pembach
Pihapper East Slope
Santen Alp
Scheelite Deposit
Schiedergraben
Schiederlehengraben
Schönaupalfen
Schößwend Mine
Tiefenbach Gorge

Latitude: 47°15'46"N
Longitude: 12°35'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.262777777778,12.598611111111
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Re S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteApophylliteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBrookite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumIronJunoiteKobellite
LazuliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePavonitePentlanditePhenakitePrehnitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTalcTetradymite
TetrahedriteTitaniteVivianiteWagneriteWurtziteZircon

119 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cannizzarite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)
Cupromakopavonite  (*)Cupromakovickyite  (*)Emilite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Empressite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Felbertalite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Gladite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hammarite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Hodrušite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Joséite-B  (*)
Junoite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Kupčíkite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Makovickyite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Merenskyite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Paarite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pekoite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Proudite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rheniite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Salzburgite  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tungsten  (*)Tungstenite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Wagnerite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2599334521608,21615,21617,21628,216293419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3599334121628315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)599334721604,21609,21612,21617,21622,21627,216288803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2599334521603,21609,21622,21624,216252162
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O599334121617445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS599334421608,21617,21628,216299052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)25993341216285509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)599334321603,21604,2162811547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)599334121628255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2599334121628606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O185993341216284286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi5993341216281966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35993341216281935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45993341216285516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11599334121628843
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2599334121625700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5993341021602,21604,21609,21610,21612,21615,21621,21627,21628,2162927770
Cannizzarite  (*)NonePb8Bi10S2359933412162841
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO25993341216285171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O599334121617925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334621608,21617,21628,21629,21630,2163227198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4599334221617,216283902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4599334121628321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)85993341216291756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)599334221618,216281025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS599334221617,21628966
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5599334121628344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS599334221608,216284165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6599334121608310
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S2459933412162843
Cupromakopavonite  (*)PavoniteCu8Pb4Ag3Bi19S385993341216281
Cupromakovickyite  (*)PavoniteCu4AgPb2Bi9S185993341216283
Emilite  (*)MeneghiniteCu10.7Pb10.7Bi21.3S485993341216283
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2599334121628246
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe59933412161743
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4599334121628910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)599334221617,216288173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O599334121617814
Felbertalite  (*)NoneCu2Pb6Bi8S195993341216289
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)659933412160873
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F5993341216082740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O599334121628303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2599334221619,216289617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334321617,21628,2163224243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4599334221626,21628192
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S959933412162867
Gold  (*)CopperAu599334221617,2162830554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS599334121628717
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6599334121628113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O599334321617,21628,216296890
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S959933412162843
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3599334221604,2162814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te599334221617,21628804
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S9599334221626,2162866
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S2259933412162828
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)599334121628469
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S359933412162854
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3599334321617,21625,216285433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS599334121617154
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S59933412162886
Junoite  (*)JunoiteCu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)1659933412162818
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)599334121617116
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S659933412162880
Kupčíkite  (*)NoneCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S1059933412162811
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO45993341216081507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O5993341216281271
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2599334421605,21606,21607,21608232
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6599334121628128
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S1559933412162838
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)5993341216151487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4599334821602,21604,21608,21609,21611,21616,21628,2163014899
Makovickyite  (*)PavoniteCu1.12Ag0.81Pb0.27Bi5.35S959933412162810
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2599334221628,2162912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25993341216285674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2599334121617207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2599334121617155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5993341216084924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2599334321617,21627,216285800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)599334121628945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2599334221608,2161517380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5993341216282994
Paarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.7Pb1.7Bi6.3S125993341216287
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS599334121617767
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S1859933412162839
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8599334221617,216281512
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)599334121628326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)25993341216282273
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)599334121628494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2599334221628,216291898
Proudite  (*)NoneCu2Pb16Bi20(S,Se)475993341216284
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334721604,21612,21617,21627,21628,21629,2163239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8599334421617,21628,21629,216309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25993341821601,21602,21603,21604,21608,21609,21611,21612,21617,21618,21623,21624,21625,21627,21628,21629,21630,2163161156
Rheniite  (*)NoneReS25993341216178
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2599334921601,21603,21608,21612,21617,21624,21625,21628,216295614
Salzburgite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S125993341216286
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8599334121628353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)599334321618,21627,216284894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O599334121628390
Silver  (*)CopperAg5993341216285186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2599334121617337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS599334221617,2162821482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O45993341216171934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4599334121628668
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4599334121632586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S35993341216283418
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb59933412161746
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS5993341216292045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2599334321602,21615,216283337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S135993341216281803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S599334121628510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O5993341721600,21602,21603,21608,21609,21610,21611,21612,21617,21618,21621,21622,21624,21625,21628,21629,216304899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)25993341216172562
Tungsten  (*)IronW59933412161823
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS259933412162828
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4599334121617380
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F59933412160861
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)599334121608939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)599334221617,216285251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006The 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 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
Giersdorf_00000995371339355±16U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000996394348371±23U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000997472422447±25U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000998517493505±12U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000999510484497±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001000599563581±18U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001001344342343±1U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001002368356362±6U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001003385351368±17U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001004344334339±5U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001005373347360±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001006358354356±2U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 

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