Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Ödenkar, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel Massif, Naßfeld Valley, Gastein Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 44724
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44724.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ödenkar, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel Massif, Naßfeld Valley, Gastein Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerylBismutiteChalcopyriteCopperFeldsparKobellite
NonePharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSulphur

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beyerite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dumontite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Gold  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Parsonsite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)59933408803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)59933402734
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O5993340150
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1859933404286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2599334096
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)5993340716
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)59933404979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334027198
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O599334020
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S45993340192
Gold  (*)CopperAu599334030554
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)659933402228
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6599334041
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl59933401107
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)2599334063
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)65993340477
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)599334053
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl59933401725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)59933404894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS599334021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS59933402045
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O59933401059


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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