Mineral Evolution Database

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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

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Iron	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite
Vivianite	Zircon

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 ()*

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:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Iron Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite
Vivianite Zircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	599	334	2	21615,21617	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	599	334	1	21617	8803
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	599	334	1	21617	445
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	599	334	1	21617	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	599	334	1	21615	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	599	334	1	21617	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	599	334	1	21617	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	599	334	1	21617	3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	1	21618	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	599	334	1	21617	966
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe	599	334	1	21617	43
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	1	21617	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	599	334	1	21617	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	599	334	1	21619	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	599	334	1	21617	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	599	334	1	21617	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	599	334	1	21617	6890
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	599	334	1	21617	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	599	334	1	21617	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	599	334	1	21617	154
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	599	334	1	21617	116
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	599	334	1	21615	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	599	334	1	21616	14899
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	599	334	1	21617	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	599	334	1	21617	155
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	599	334	1	21617	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	1	21615	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	599	334	1	21617	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	599	334	1	21617	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	599	334	1	21617	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	599	334	1	21617	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	599	334	2	21617,21618	61156
Rheniite ()*	None	ReS₂	599	334	1	21617	8
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	599	334	1	21617	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	599	334	1	21618	4894
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	599	334	1	21617	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	599	334	1	21617	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	599	334	1	21617	1934
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb	599	334	1	21617	46
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	1	21615	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	599	334	2	21617,21618	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	599	334	1	21617	2562
Tungsten ()*	Iron	W	599	334	1	21618	23
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	599	334	1	21617	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	599	334	1	21617	5251

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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