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Locality Name:
Gurktaler Alpen, Carinthia, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 42297
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42297.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gurktaler Alpen, Carinthia, Austria": 110
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 74

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Flattnitz
Gurk Valley
Himmelberg
Metnitz
Nock Mts
Radenthein
St Urban
St Veit An Der Glan
Turracherhöhe

Latitude: 46°52'16"N
Longitude: 13°48'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.871111111111,13.804166666667

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
BrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDescloiziteDevilline
DiasporeEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteKtenasite
LepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMixiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PalmieritePentlanditePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteStibniteStilpnomelaneSulphurTalcTetradymiteTetrahedrite
TitaniteTourmalineVivianiteWurtzite

132 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Agardite-(La)  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)
Almandine  (*)Aluminocopiapite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Annabergite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Argentojarosite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Birnessite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalconatronite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diadochite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Langite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Opal  (*)Palmierite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Vashegyite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1197862793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21197073419
Agardite-(La)  (*)MixiteLaCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O11976733
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)619702,19720,19721,19723,19763,197668803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O119786470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3919748,19749,19750,19752,19754,19756,19757,19786,197942353
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O11972150
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2719701,19720,19723,19767,19787,19795,198022162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)619698,19710,19715,19767,19786,197872734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21119701,19712,19715,19716,19742,19743,19752,19768,19771,19795,198023092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O219757,19761445
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4319765,19767,19786246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)919698,19716,19733,19741,19757,19767,19786,19787,197943250
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611973958
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS419712,19734,19786,197949052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6919698,19712,19726,19727,19729,19768,19771,19786,19787919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21019698,19712,19734,19739,19743,19744,19766,19786,19803,198045509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)919712,19724,19726,19727,19728,19729,19794,19795,1979811547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6119710413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7819698,19712,19714,19726,19727,19729,19739,19794450
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O119794178
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3119757214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31197571935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4519701,19707,19718,19757,197715516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11319712,19734,19786843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3819698,19712,19726,19727,19729,19734,19743,197941089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6519698,19765,19767,19786,197871633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2219723,19767700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2319698,19702,19707,19712,19715,19723,19724,19726,19728,19729,19742,19757,19767,19782,19784,19786,19787,19794,19798,19800,19802,19803,1980427770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O11976788
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1198001252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1419698,19712,19714,19726,19727,19729,19739,19757,19767,19786,19787,19795,19797,197984979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O419713,19714,19765,19767925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O219767,1978691
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1197185707
Chalconatronite  (*)NoneNa2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O11972923
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22419698,19701,19702,19710,19712,19714,19715,19716,19720,19734,19743,19754,19757,19766,19767,19768,19771,19786,19791,19794,19795,19802,19803,1980427198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2219747,19786376
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS819701,19726,19727,19729,19742,19743,19777,198022600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8519707,19757,19763,19767,197861756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS119757966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S811977982
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O119708382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1197863846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6119786151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS719698,19701,19712,19757,19767,19771,198024165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O419698,19715,19743,197862970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)119729378
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O119767366
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O11969781
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21219726,19729,19733,19734,19735,19739,19743,19757,19782,19783,19786,198029895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)219711,19757648
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4119743910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)319702,19754,197638173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O419757,19794,19803,19804814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)219743,19744551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F219781,197912740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2519698,19724,19726,19727,197299617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2619696,19698,19705,19710,19712,19713,19714,19715,19716,19724,19726,19727,19729,19733,19741,19743,19757,19767,19771,19777,19786,19794,19795,19797,19798,1980324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)819698,19710,19712,19728,19733,19741,19786,197947437
Graphite  (*)NoneC219747,197572812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS619698,19712,19715,19724,19729,19795717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O319721,19767,197866890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O119719409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3919702,19707,19728,19733,19741,19754,19781,19786,1979114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1119698,19712,19713,19716,19726,19727,19729,19767,19773,19786,197981689
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)611976782
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16119791243
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O119783341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61119698,19710,19712,19715,19726,19727,19729,19767,19786,19795,197981066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3519701,19720,19723,19767,197865433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14119698784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6219786,197912228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41197805591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4519748,19750,19752,19756,197571507
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O219767,19786593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)319710,19712,19714581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2519698,19712,19767,19786,19787987
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)619734,19739,19743,19744,19757,197581487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41219702,19720,19731,19733,19735,19737,19741,19752,19754,19781,19786,1979114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22719698,19701,19702,19707,19710,19712,19714,19715,19718,19720,19726,19727,19729,19734,19739,19743,19744,19754,19757,19767,19769,19786,19787,19791,19794,19803,1980412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2219786,198005674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O119754915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg119802397
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1197101107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2619702,19711,19754,19757,19786,1979517380
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O11978658
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs119761633
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O219697,197572994
Palmierite  (*)PalmieriteK2Pb(SO4)21197678
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS119743767
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2119757247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81197241512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21197572273
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6119767477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O119786309
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31197861425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22919698,19701,19702,19711,19712,19714,19715,19716,19719,19721,19724,19731,19733,19734,19735,19736,19741,19743,19747,19754,19757,19767,19771,19786,19794,19795,19798,19800,1980239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl819710,19712,19713,19714,19715,19773,19775,197861725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8819702,19712,19716,19757,19779,19786,19791,197959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23019698,19701,19702,19707,19710,19711,19712,19713,19714,19716,19720,19721,19723,19728,19742,19752,19757,19767,19771,19773,19775,19781,19786,19791,19794,19795,19798,19802,19803,1980461156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O11978668
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O119794177
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10119788312
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2319698,19767,19786454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O119721293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2819723,19750,19751,19757,19767,19786,19794,197955614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)219743,197444894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1197112705
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O319765,19767,19786142
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1197431153
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O119757241
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O319698,19786,19787292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1719710,19712,19714,19715,19716,19728,19731,19732,19733,19735,19737,19741,19754,19757,19786,19794,197956417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)719698,19712,19726,19727,19729,19786,197982473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1919696,19698,19710,19712,19715,19716,19718,19724,19726,19727,19729,19743,19757,19767,19771,19786,19794,19795,1979821482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)519732,19748,19750,19756,19757978
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O119780456
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)319784,19785,19800589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS419698,19714,19767,197862045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F119767232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21197573337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1197861101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S119757510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131219712,19714,19726,19727,19729,19739,19743,19744,19757,19794,19803,198045317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O619701,19720,19723,19750,19751,198024899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O119794433
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O11979128
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)11979463
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O119757652
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4619698,19726,19727,19767,19775,197981655
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)419752,19763,19786,197951025



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