Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Malta Valley, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria

mindat Locality ID: 42895
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42895.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Malta Valley, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Gößbach Valley
Gößgraben
Kölnbrein Dam
Kölnbreinspitze - Lausnock Area
Koschach
Loibspitze
Lower Malta Valley
Malta
Mar Alp Water Tunnel

Latitude: 47°1'0"N
Longitude: 13°24'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.016666666667,13.416111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Kieserite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite
Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Symplesite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Apophyllite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Halotrichite Kieserite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Mica Molybdenite
Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Symplesite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite
Titanite Vivianite Wurtzite Zircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Bavenite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Giessenite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Izoklakeite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Liebigite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Melonite ()*	Mesolite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Parasymplesite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Symplesite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	20039,20043	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	3	20047,20050,20052	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	4	20034,20037,20039,20041	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	20027	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	20053	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	20030,20031,20032,20033	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	20043	2060
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	4	20023,20028,20037,20039	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1	20034	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	3	20025,20027,20034	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	20031	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	5	20030,20031,20033,20050,20052	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	20047,20050,20052	5516
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	3	20034,20037,20039	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	20027,20031,20037,20039,20041,20043	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	3	20037,20039,20041	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12	20030,20031,20032,20033,20034,20039,20047,20048,20049,20050,20051,20052	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	4	20033,20035,20037,20039	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	20034,20037,20039,20041	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	20024	382
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	3	20030,20031,20033	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	6	20030,20031,20032,20033,20047,20052	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	20033,20037	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	20027,20037,20039,20041	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	4	20037,20039,20041,20043	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	2	20037,20039	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5	20027,20037,20039,20041,20043	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	3	20030,20031,20033	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	13	20030,20031,20034,20037,20039,20041,20047,20048,20049,20050,20051,20052,20053	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	2	20030,20031	192
Giessenite ()*	Kobellite	(Cu,Fe)₂Pb_26.4(Bi,Sb)_19.6S₅₇	2	20030,20031	18
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	20030,20031,20033,20045,20050,20052	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	20031	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	7	20024,20027,20028,20037,20042,20050,20052	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	20037,20039,20043,20050,20052	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	20041	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	3	20047,20050,20052	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	20039,20049	5433
Izoklakeite ()*	Kobellite	Pb_26.4(Cu,Fe)₂(Sb,Bi)_19.6S₅₇	2	20030,20031	25
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	20024	2228
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	3	20037,20039,20041	1271
Liebigite ()*	None	Ca₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·11H₂O	1	20028	78
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	1	20033	128
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	20033	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	20039,20045,20050,20052	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	7	20032,20039,20047,20049,20050,20051,20052	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	20033	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	20024	915
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	2	20050,20052	207
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	1	20039	425
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1	20053	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	20036	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	20031	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	20037,20039,20047,20050,20052	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	20037,20039,20041	17380
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	20033	124
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	20033	428
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	20024	265
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	20053	716
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	2	20048,20050	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	20037,20039,20041,20043	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	20053	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	17	20027,20030,20031,20032,20033,20037,20038,20039,20042,20043,20047,20048,20049,20050,20051,20052,20053	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	20030,20031,20033,20039,20042	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	13	20025,20027,20028,20031,20033,20035,20037,20039,20041,20042,20043,20052,20053	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	20024	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	6	20028,20030,20031,20033,20034,20039	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4	20037,20039,20041,20043	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	3	20037,20039,20041	390
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	20033	1153
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6	20030,20031,20033,20037,20039,20041	21482
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1	20047	337
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	20033	92
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	1	20024	139
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2	20050,20052	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	20030,20033,20047	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	7	20028,20035,20037,20039,20041,20043,20044	4899
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	3	20031,20041,20049	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	20037	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	20037,20039	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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