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Locality Name:
Karlstetten, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 57128
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-57128.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Karlstetten, Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Obermamau
Rosenthal
Sandpits
Untermamau

Latitude: 48°15'27"N
Longitude: 15°34'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.2575,15.580555555556

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 C Ca Fe H Mg O S Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteBaryteCalciteChloriteClayGarnetNonePyroxene
QuartzSerpentineSpinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Enstatite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)
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)203419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31208982353
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1208983250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)220901,2090311547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)320898,20901,2090327770
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4120900951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81209001756
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6120900944
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O40407
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1209001487
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1208972994
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2320897,20898,2090061156



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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