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Locality Name:
Hopffeld Area, Obersulzbach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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

mindat Locality ID: 56531
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56531.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hopffeld Area, Obersulzbach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Hopffeld
Hopffeldboden
Hopffeldgraben (Hopffeld Gorge)
Streifkamp

Latitude: 47°12'13"N
Longitude: 12°14'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.203611111111,12.242222222222
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 B Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sc Si Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMicaMilarite
MolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelThortveititeTitaniteTourmalineZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Milarite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tanteuxenite-(Y)  (*)Thorite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)25993341219883419
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6599334121988141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)599334221987,219888803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)35993341219882353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO25993341219882162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)5993341219883250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O65993341219872060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6599334121988919
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2599334121988606
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2599334121988700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)599334221988,2198927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)5993341219884979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS259933412198827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8599334121988577
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)599334221988,219891025
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)599334121988648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)599334221987,219898173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6599334121988414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4599334121988196
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F599334221988,219892740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2599334321988,21989,219909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS59933412198824243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3599334221988,2198914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O5993341219881689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)65993341219881066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35993341219885433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O59933412198999
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4599334221988,2198914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)259933412198812537
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O599334121989156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25993341219885800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)599334221988,21989945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)259933412198817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5993341219882994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)25993341219882273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6599334121988121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334221988,2198939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85993341219889056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334221988,2198961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2599334221988,219905614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)5993341219894894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5993341219882705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5993341219886417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)5993341219882473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS59933412198821482
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F599334121988232
Tanteuxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(TaTi)O659933412198816
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)5993341219881006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O759933412198854
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O599334321988,21989,219904899
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO45993341219881655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)599334121988939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)5993341219885251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)599334221988,219891025


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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