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Locality Name:
Reißeck Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 41894
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41894.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Reißeck Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria": 44
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Gmünd
Kolbnitz
Mühldorf
Pusarnitz

Latitude: 46°55'22"N
Longitude: 13°19'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.922777777778,13.318888888889

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBerylBismutiteBrannerite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubanite
DiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMelanterite
MicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePrehnitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilbiteTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineWurtziteZircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dypingite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Morenosite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Népouite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Yecoraite  (*)Zincite  (*)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)2420067,20070,20080,200833419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)320073,20077,200918803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O120056470
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O12006146
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2220062,200912162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1200912734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21200563092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4220058,20060708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)420056,20061,20071,200913250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS220060,200729052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21200645509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)420056,20060,20061,2009111547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F120073304
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18620075,20077,20078,20081,20095,200984286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31200981935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)120098716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41200605516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6120090248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61200601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)320056,20060,2009127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)220060,200914979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2620060,20064,20071,20072,20088,2009127198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4220056,200613902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1200633531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8520056,20058,20060,20067,200701756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS220060,200884165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4120061651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2320056,20072,200919895
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O220056,2006150
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)320057,20060,200798173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21200609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS520060,20071,20072,20087,2009124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1200567437
Gold  (*)CopperAu320057,20060,2009830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1200762812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O220060,200646890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312009114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1200911689
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te220060,20091804
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61200911066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31200725433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4220056,200615591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O420075,20078,20079,200981271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2120060987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412005714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2420060,20064,20071,2008812537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O120061915
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS220056,200611066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21200605800
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O12005684
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2620056,20061,20070,20072,20094,2009617380
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)4220056,2006166
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)220075,20091326
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O220060,20088309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2320075,20077,200791898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21020056,20059,20060,20068,20071,20072,20076,20087,20088,2009139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8220056,200729056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21220056,20060,20062,20075,20076,20079,20086,20090,20091,20092,20095,2009861156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2120073375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2420056,20057,20060,200625614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)220075,200794894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)220088,200982705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O220075,20079390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1200566417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1200725186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1200912473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS420060,20072,20087,2009121482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O120075189
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S312007262
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2620058,20060,20067,20070,20080,200833337
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S120060510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131200915317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O620057,20060,20062,20075,20078,200794899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21200672562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41200601655
Yecoraite  (*)NoneFe3+3Bi5O9(Te4+O3)(Te6+O4)2·9H2O1200987
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO12005698
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)220057,200725251



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