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

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

mindat Locality ID: 53887
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53887.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Felben, Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Großbruck Farm
Haidbachgraben
Messelingscharte Prospect
Scheibelberg

Latitude: 47°16'43"N
Longitude: 12°29'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.278611111111,12.491111111111

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 Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Re S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumIronMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
PentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitanite
VivianiteZircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Empressite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Kotulskite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rheniite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tungsten  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2599334221615,216173419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5993341216178803
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O599334121617445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5993341216179052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)59933412161527770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O599334121617925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS259933412161727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O45993341216173902
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5993341216181025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS599334121617966
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe59933412161743
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5993341216178173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O599334121617814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25993341216199617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS59933412161724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu59933412161730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5993341216176890
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te599334121617804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35993341216175433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS599334121617154
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)599334121617116
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)5993341216151487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O459933412161614899
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2599334121617207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2599334121617155
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25993341216175800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)259933412161517380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS599334121617767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85993341216171512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS259933412161739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85993341216179056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334221617,2161861156
Rheniite  (*)NoneReS25993341216178
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25993341216175614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)5993341216184894
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2599334121617337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS59933412161721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O45993341216171934
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb59933412161746
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)25993341216153337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O599334221617,216184899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)25993341216172562
Tungsten  (*)IronW59933412161823
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4599334121617380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)5993341216175251



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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