Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Spodumene Prospect (Brandrücken Exploration Adit; Weinebene Deposit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel - Weinebene Area, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 256
Youngest recorded age at locality: 70

mindat Locality ID: 5609
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5609.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Spodumene Prospect (Brandrücken Exploration Adit; Weinebene Deposit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel - Weinebene Area, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°50'21"N
Longitude: 14°59'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.839166666667,14.991666666667

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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Axinite	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Fairfieldite	Feldspar	Gadolinite
Garnet	Jahnsite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Malachite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Roscherite	Rutile	Scapolite
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Stilbite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vivianite
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: Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Axinite Beryl Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Fairfieldite Feldspar Gadolinite
Garnet Jahnsite Kaolinite Kobellite Malachite Meta-autunite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Roscherite Rutile Scapolite
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Stilbite Titanite Tourmaline Vivianite
Zircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Bavenite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Collinsite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cosalite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fairfieldite ()*	Ferrisicklerite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*
Giessenite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greifensteinite ()*	Grossular ()*
Heterosite ()*	Holmquistite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydroxylherderite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*
Ludlamite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marialite ()*	Meionite ()*
Messelite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Microcline ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Purpurite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Roscherite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*
Staurolite ()*	Stellerite ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Triphylite ()*
Uralolite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Weinebeneite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	70	70	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	70	70	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	70	70	2353
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	70	70	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	70	70	1272
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	70	70	260
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	70	70	255
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	70	70	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	70	70	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	70	70	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	70	70	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	70	70	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	70	70	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	70	70	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	70	70	1025
Collinsite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	70	70	38
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	70	70	518
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	70	70	344
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	70	70	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	70	70	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	70	70	8173
Fairfieldite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	70	70	72
Ferrisicklerite ()*	Olivine	Li_1-x(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)(PO₄)	70	70	108
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	70	70	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	70	70	24243
Giessenite ()*	Kobellite	(Cu,Fe)₂Pb_26.4(Bi,Sb)_19.6S₅₇	70	70	18
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	70	70	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	70	70	2812
Greifensteinite ()*	Roscherite	Ca₂Be₄Fe²⁺₅(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O	70	70	27
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	70	70	1544
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)	70	70	204
Holmquistite ()*	Amphibole	Li₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	70	70	42
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	70	70	367
Hydroxylherderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)(OH)	70	70	119
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	70	70	5433
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg) ()*	Jahnsite	CaMn²⁺Mg₂Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂·8H₂O	70	70	14
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	70	70	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	70	70	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	70	70	1271
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	70	70	155
Ludlamite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	70	70	66
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	70	70	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	70	70	12537
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	70	70	139
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	70	70	176
Messelite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	70	70	43
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	70	70	388
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	70	70	4924
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	70	70	200
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	70	70	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	70	70	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	70	70	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	70	70	2994
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	70	70	144
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	70	70	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	70	70	1898
Purpurite ()*	Olivine	Mn³⁺(PO₄)	70	70	80
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	70	70	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	70	70	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	70	70	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	70	70	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	70	70	969
Roscherite ()*	Roscherite	Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O	70	70	22
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	70	70	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	70	70	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	70	70	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	70	70	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	70	70	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	70	70	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	70	70	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	70	70	978
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	70	70	189
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	70	70	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	70	70	433
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	70	70	313
Uralolite ()*	None	Ca₂Be₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃·5H₂O	70	70	8
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	70	70	636
Weinebeneite ()*	None	CaBe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	70	70	1
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	70	70	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Bradley_2012_007	256	238	247±9	Sm-Nd			garnet			Yes				25843	Moschkogel - Weinebene Area, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria	Weinebene	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
	Be-00025	70	70	70			high						Weinebeneite	Be	5609	Spodumene Prospect (Brandrücken Exploration Adit; Weinebene Deposit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel - Weinebene Area, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria		Thöni and Miller (2000)		SMPM80_169

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070749	Spodumene Prospect (Brandrücken Exploration Adit; Weinebene Deposit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel - Weinebene Area, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria	https://rruff.info/R070749

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