Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
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: 48608
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48608.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel Massif, Naßfeld Valley, Gastein Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Gold Mines
Kielbrein Mine
Ödenkar
Paris Adit
Pasel Adit
Taddäus Adit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Alunite	Amorphous	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl
Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lepidocrocite
Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Vivianite	Zippeite

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Fe H O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Alunite Amorphous Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl
Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum
Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Geocronite Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Lepidocrocite
Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Vivianite Zippeite

90 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytocalcite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Beyerite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Dumontite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Geocronite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haiweeite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydroxylpyromorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*
Kintoreite ()*	Langite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Parsonsite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Preisingerite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schröckingerite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Zippeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	599	334	1	21760	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	599	334	2	21763,21764	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	599	334	2	21763,21764	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	599	334	2	21760,21763	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	599	334	1	21763	919
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	599	334	1	21764	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	599	334	2	21760,21763	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	599	334	1	21763	83
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	599	334	1	21760	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	599	334	3	21764,21765,21766	4286
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂	599	334	1	21764	96
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	599	334	1	21760	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	599	334	1	21764	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	599	334	1	21763	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	599	334	1	21760	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	599	334	1	21763	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	599	334	4	21760,21763,21765,21766	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	599	334	2	21763,21764	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	599	334	1	21760	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	599	334	5	21760,21763,21764,21765,21766	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	599	334	1	21760	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	599	334	1	21760	966
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	599	334	1	21760	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	599	334	1	21763	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	599	334	1	21763	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	599	334	2	21760,21763	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	599	334	1	21763	220
Dumontite ()*	None	Pb₂(UO₂)₃O₂(PO₄)₂·5H₂O	599	334	1	21764	20
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	1	21760	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	599	334	1	21760	814
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	599	334	1	21760	551
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	599	334	1	21766	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	599	334	2	21760,21766	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	599	334	5	21760,21763,21764,21765,21766	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	599	334	2	21760,21764	192
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	599	334	1	21760	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	599	334	1	21763	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	599	334	3	21760,21763,21764	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	599	334	2	21763,21766	6890
Haiweeite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₂)(OH)₂·6H₂O	599	334	1	21766	15
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	599	334	1	21760	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	599	334	1	21763	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	599	334	1	21763	201
Hydroxylpyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃(OH)	599	334	1	21763	5
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	599	334	1	21766	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	599	334	1	21760	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	599	334	1	21764	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	599	334	1	21760	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	599	334	1	21760	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	599	334	1	21766	198
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	599	334	1	21764	41
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	599	334	1	21763	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	599	334	1	21766	1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	599	334	1	21763	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	599	334	1	21763	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	334	1	21763	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	599	334	1	21765	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	599	334	2	21763,21764	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	599	334	1	21765	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	1	21763	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	599	334	2	21765,21766	2994
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	599	334	1	21766	144
Parsonsite ()*	None	Pb₂(UO₂)(PO₄)₂	599	334	1	21764	63
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	599	334	0		140
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	599	334	1	21764	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	599	334	1	21763	309
Preisingerite ()*	None	Bi₃O(AsO₄)₂(OH)	599	334	1	21764	53
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	599	334	1	21760	733
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	599	334	1	21763	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	599	334	1	21760	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	599	334	5	21760,21763,21764,21765,21766	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	599	334	1	21764	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	599	334	1	21766	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	599	334	5	21760,21763,21764,21765,21766	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	334	1	21763	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	599	334	2	21763,21766	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	599	334	1	21764	4894
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O	599	334	3	21765,21766,21767	128
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	599	334	1	21760	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	599	334	2	21760,21763	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	599	334	3	21760,21763,21764	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	599	334	1	21760	3418
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	599	334	1	21766	589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	599	334	1	21764	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	599	334	1	21763	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	599	334	1	21760	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	599	334	1	21766	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	599	334	1	21764	1059
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	599	334	1	21766	890
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	599	334	1	21766	175

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006	The 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000995	371	339	355±16	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000996	394	348	371±23	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000997	472	422	447±25	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000998	517	493	505±12	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000999	510	484	497±13	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001000	599	563	581±18	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001001	344	342	343±1	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001002	368	356	362±6	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001003	385	351	368±17	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001004	344	334	339±5	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001005	373	347	360±13	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001006	358	354	356±2	U-Pb	Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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