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Locality Name:
Grieswies-Schafkar, Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 599
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 56085
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56085.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grieswies-Schafkar, Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Erfurt Way

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAragoniteBaryteBrookiteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparHumboldtine
MalachiteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePyriteQuartzRutileTitaniteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Euclase  (*)
Hematite  (*)Humboldtine  (*)Laumontite  (*)Malachite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Titanite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)600122058141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)001220588803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2001220582162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)001220583250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)0012205811547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)200122058606
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO200122058700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)0012205827770
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)80001756
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)000120
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O30012205814640
Humboldtine  (*)Humboldtine OxalateFe2+(C2O4)·2H2O0012205827
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O0001271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)20012205812537
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)00122058945
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)001220582349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS20012205839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO20012205861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2001220585614
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O001220584899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O00122058433
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)00122058939



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
Michelle_841Recent mineralization of humboldtine. Oxalic acid originated from plant material.


13 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 
Michelle_84100Recent Age of humboldtine mineralizationhigh    Humboldtine 56087Erfurt Way, Grieswies-Schafkar, Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaErfurt WayKolitsch (2015) NMOLXIV_236Age of humboldtine mineralization


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