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Locality Name:
Mitterberg District, St Johann Im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 94
Youngest recorded age at locality: 94

mindat Locality ID: 45210
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45210.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mitterberg District, St Johann Im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Anna Adit
Arthur Adit
Brennerkopf
Deep Adit
Emil Adit
Palfnerkogel
Riedingtal
Ruperti Adit
Taghaube
Troiboden

Latitude: 47°23'22"N
Longitude: 13°7'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.389444444444,13.123055555556
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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBournoniteBranneriteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
EpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMelonite
Meta-autuniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskite
PharmacosideritePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSchoepiteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinel
TetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteZippeiteZircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Coloradoite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heteromorphite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Kahlerite  (*)Langite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metacinnabar  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rammelsbergite  (*)Realgar  (*)Retgersite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Studtite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranospinite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)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)94941226008803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe9494122600489
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO294941226002162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)94941226081588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2949403092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O9494122606445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)9494322606,22612,226143250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs9494122605379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS94941226069052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O94941226001272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)29494222612,226145509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)9494222606,2260811547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O949412260092
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS49494222616,226175516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS394941226001089
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O69494122600248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)694941226121633
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe29494122600361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)949412260027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)949401252
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O94940925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29494922600,22605,22606,22608,22609,22610,22613,22616,2261727198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS9494222600,226062600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8949401756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS9494122610966
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe9494122600169
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O94940382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS94941226004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O94941226122970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)29494222606,226089895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O94940484
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O9494122610814
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)9494222616,22617371
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF294941226009617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O949412260061
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS949412260024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)94941226007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu949412260030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O9494222608,226126890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl949401398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O94940409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39494014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te9494122600804
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S199494038
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1494940784
Kahlerite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O9494012
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O94940593
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)9494322600,22608,226091487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O49494222616,2261714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)29494222612,2261412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS294941226005674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As894940161
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O94940915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg9494122600397
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O9494122600388
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS9494222600,22606255
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS949401066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS294941226005800
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O9494084
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)29494017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs94940633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As39494122600176
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O94941226002994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS9494322600,22606,22609767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O9494122600124
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S89494222616,226171512
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O9494122600428
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O94940265
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)9494122600140
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O94940309
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3949401425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29494322600,22606,2260839462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)294940771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S89494322600,22603,226049056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29494522606,22608,22609,22616,2261761156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs29494122600233
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS9494122605712
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O9494055
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO294941226005614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O94941226001153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)9494222600,226066417
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs394940531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS9494222600,2260521482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)9494122606589
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O949412260025
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S139494322600,22605,226081803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1394941226065317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS94940293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO29494222600,226132718
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O949412260051
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O9494122600185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)49494122600175
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)94941226005251


2 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_00000949949494U-Pb uraniniteO-1  UraniniteUraniniteU45210Mitterberg District, St Johann Im Pongau, Salzburg, AustriaMitterbergEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000950949494U-Pbformation agehighuraniniteO-1  UraniniteUraniniteU45210Mitterberg District, St Johann Im Pongau, Salzburg, AustriaMitterbergEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Age given as the Formation Age of the locality

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070343Mitterberg District, St Johann Im Pongau, Salzburg, Austriahttps://rruff.info/R070343

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