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


mindat Locality ID: 42944
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42944.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Koschach, Malta Valley, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Fallbach Valley
Gigler Quarry (Tierpark Quarry)
Mining Prospect
Modre Quarry (Svata Quarry; Koschach Quarry)
Pflüglhof Inn
Rödernwände
Schleier Fall

Latitude: 46°58'40"N
Longitude: 13°27'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.977777777778,13.461111111111

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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteApophylliteBaryteBerylBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelTitaniteZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Augite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
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)220039,200438803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2320037,20039,200412162
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61200432060
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)220037,20039255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2220037,20039700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)420037,20039,20041,2004327770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)320037,20039,200411252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212003927198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8320035,20037,200391756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)320037,20039,200411025
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21200379895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)320037,20039,200418173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F420037,20039,20041,200432740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O220037,20039303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2420037,20039,20041,200439617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS320037,20039,2004124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O220037,200426890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3320037,20039,2004314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1200411689
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31200395433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O320037,20039,200411271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412003914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)212003912537
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O120039425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1200364924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2220037,200395800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2320037,20039,2004117380
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2420037,20039,20041,200431898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2520037,20038,20039,20042,2004339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8220039,200429056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2620035,20037,20039,20041,20042,2004361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21200395614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)420037,20039,20041,200434894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O320037,20039,20041390
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS320037,20039,2004121482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O520035,20037,20039,20041,200434899
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41200411655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)120037939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)220037,200395251



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