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Locality Name:
Kirchbach, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 47576
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47576.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kirchbach, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Danz
Jenig
Kirchbachgraben
Oberbuchach
Stranig Alp - Oberbuchach Alp Area
Unterbuchach Alp

Latitude: 46°37'3"N
Longitude: 13°7'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.6175,13.123888888889

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mn O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
CopperFluoriteGypsumHexahydriteMalachiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteSymplesiteTetrahedriteTyrolite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Claraite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Koninckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Symplesite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Theisite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)119564254
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51195571310
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)219561,195643250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1195599052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6119564919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21195645509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11956411547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61195641633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)219561,1956427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1195644979
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O119564194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211956427198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1195642600
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O11956440
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181195571008
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21195649895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21195649617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS219558,1956424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu11955930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1195562812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1195616890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1195641689
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O119561251
Koninckite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·3H2O11956119
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411956114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211956412537
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21195573106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1195641725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81195569056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211956461156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2119564454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O119561293
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1195626417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS219558,1956421482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)119557978
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O11955992
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131195641803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131195645317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)1411956458
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O219563,19564245



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