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Locality Name:
Fusch, Fusch Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 49681
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49681.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fusch, Fusch Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Hirzbach Alp
Imbachhorn
Knappenleiten
Schied Alp
Sulzbach Valley
Zwing

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperFeldsparMalachiteMelanteriteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStibnite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5993341216608803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)25993341216563092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS599334221656,216609052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6599334121660919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)25993341216585509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)599334321656,21660,2166127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)5993341216564979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2599334221656,2166027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25993341216569895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS599334221656,2166024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu599334221656,2166030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4599334221656,2165814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2599334221658,2166012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O599334121658915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)259933412165617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334321656,21658,2166039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85993341216569056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334321656,21660,2166261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)5993341216571711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)599334121657969
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5993341216566417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS599334221656,2166021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S35993341216603418


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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