Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hochtor Area, Seidlwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 56013
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56013.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hochtor Area, Seidlwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bluter Tauern Pass
Brennkogel Northeast Slope
Fuscherwegscheide
Großer Margrötzenkopf North Slope
Hochtor - East Of
Silver Mines (Knappenstube)

Latitude: 47°5'14"N
Longitude: 12°50'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.087222222222,12.840833333333

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	Amphibole	Aragonite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Covellite
Cubanite	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Fluorite	Garnet	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Almandine ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Aragonite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Covellite
Cubanite Digenite Enargite Epidote Fluorite Garnet Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

39 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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	599	334	1	22102	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	599	334	1	22098	3419
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	599	334	1	22101	2353
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	599	334	1	22102	53
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	599	334	1	22102	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	599	334	1	22102	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	599	334	1	22102	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	599	334	1	22102	450
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	599	334	1	22098	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	599	334	1	22102	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	599	334	2	22098,22102	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	599	334	1	22102	4979
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	599	334	1	22102	162
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	599	334	1	22102	2600
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	599	334	1	22102	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	599	334	1	22102	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	599	334	1	22098	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	599	334	1	22102	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	599	334	1	22102	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	1	22098	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	599	334	1	22097	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	599	334	1	22102	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	599	334	1	22102	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	599	334	1	22100	286
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	599	334	1	22102	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	599	334	1	22102	1066
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	599	334	1	22098	1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	599	334	1	22099	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	334	1	22102	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	1	22098	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	599	334	1	22102	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	599	334	2	22098,22102	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	334	1	22102	454
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	599	334	1	22102	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	599	334	1	22102	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	599	334	1	22102	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	599	334	1	22102	5317
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	599	334	1	22102	1655
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	1	22098	1025

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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