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Locality Name:
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: 48847
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48847.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kreuzkogel Massif, Naßfeld Valley, Gastein Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Baukarlriegel
Höhkar
Kreuzkogel
Radhausberg
Salesenkogel

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: Ag Al As Au B 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: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAluniteAmorphousApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
BismutiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGeocroniteGypsumKaoliniteKobelliteLepidocrocite
LinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilariteMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetradymite
TetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVivianiteZippeite

93 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  (*)Milarite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Pitticite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S599334221758,217602793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)599334221763,217648803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)599334321758,21763,217642734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS599334221760,217639052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6599334121763919
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O599334121764150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)599334221760,2176311547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)259933412176383
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2599334121760606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18599334621754,21756,21757,21764,21765,217664286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)259933412176496
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35993341217601935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)599334121764716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45993341217635516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11599334121760843
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)65993341217631633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)599334521760,21763,21765,21766,2176927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)599334221763,217644979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S5993341217605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334521760,21763,21764,21765,2176627198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS5993341217602600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS599334121760966
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5599334121760344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5993341217634165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O5993341217632970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2599334221760,217639895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)599334121763220
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O59933412176420
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5993341217608173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O599334121760814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)599334121760551
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O599334121766303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2599334221760,217669617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334621758,21760,21763,21764,21765,2176624243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4599334221760,21764192
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23599334121760133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)5993341217637437
Gold  (*)CopperAu599334321760,21763,2176430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O599334221763,217666890
Haiweeite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(Si5O12)(OH)2·6H2O59933412176615
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3599334221756,2176014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O5993341217631689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2599334121763201
Hydroxylpyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3(OH)5993341217635
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35993341217665433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14599334121760784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)65993341217642228
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S23599334121760105
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45993341217605591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O599334121766198
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)659933412176441
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O599334121763593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O5993341217661271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)599334121763581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2599334121763987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)259933412176312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25993341217655674
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O599334121756156
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl599334221763,217641107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25993341217655800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2599334321757,21758,2176317380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O599334221765,217662994
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O599334121766144
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)259933412176463
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)599334121759140
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6599334121764477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O599334121763309
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)59933412176453
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3599334121760733
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4599334121763369
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS35993341217601425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334521760,21763,21764,21765,2176639462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl5993341217641725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85993341217669056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25993341021754,21757,21758,21760,21763,21764,21765,21766,21768,2176961156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2599334121763454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2599334521757,21763,21766,21768,217695614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)5993341217644894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5993341217682705
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O599334321765,21766,21767128
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O599334121755390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O5993341217601153
Silver  (*)CopperAg599334221760,217635186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS599334321760,21763,2176421482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S35993341217603418
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)599334121766589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS5993341217642045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S135993341217631803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S599334121760510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O5993341217664899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O5993341217641059
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O599334121766890
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4599334121766175


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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