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Locality Name:
Lichtenau Im Waldviertel, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 58294
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58294.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lichtenau Im Waldviertel, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Erdweis
Loiwein (incl. Herrengraben)
Malaschofsky Quarry
Scheutz
Wietzen
Wurschenaigen

Latitude: 48°29'4"N
Longitude: 15°24'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.484444444444,15.405833333333

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 C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBrookiteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCorrensiteCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHeulanditeMalachite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteTitaniteTourmalineWollastoniteWurtzite

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baileychlore  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)21212543419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1212508803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)121253706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21212502162
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2121254718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1212513250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21212505509
Baileychlore  (*)Chlorite Clay(Zn,Fe2+,Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)812125116
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2121250700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)221251,2125327770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O121250310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2321250,21251,2125327198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl121251203
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1212531025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1212514165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6321251,21252,212534135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21212519895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)121251648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1212508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12125124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1212517437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1212502812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS121251717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31212531544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6121253741
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O121250246
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O12125449
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61212502228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1212501271
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2121254238
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2221250,2125112537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2221250,2125317380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1212532349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21212512273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21212501898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2321250,21251,2125339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8321251,21252,212539056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2421250,21251,21253,2125461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21212515614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1212534894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1212502705
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O121251241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1212516417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51212531516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1212512473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12125121482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O221251,212534899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21212512562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O121254652
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31212531247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1212531025



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