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Locality Name:
Eibenstein An Der Thaya, Raabs An Der Thaya, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 342
Youngest recorded age at locality: 332

mindat Locality ID: 58296
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58296.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eibenstein An Der Thaya, Raabs An Der Thaya, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hengl Quarry
Liest Quarry
Pegmatite Outcrops

Latitude: 48°50'45"N
Longitude: 15°34'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.845833333333,15.577777777778

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Si Sn Sr Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteAxiniteBeryl
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDumortieriteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHeulanditeMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinel
TitaniteTopazTourmalineZircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)342332221338,213408803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)342332121338706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33423321213382353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O3423321213381627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3423321213383250
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2342332121338260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23423321213385509
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)342332121338255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2342332221338,21340606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18342332221338,213404286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)34233212133827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23423321213405171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS234233212133827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8342332121338577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)83423321213381756
Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)HeulanditeCa3(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O34233212133833
Copper  (*)CopperCu3423321213383846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183423321213381008
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6342332121338310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3423321213382970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)342332121338498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63423321213384135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23423321213389895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)342332221338,21340648
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18342332121339231
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)342332121340520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3423321213388173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F342332221338,213402740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23423321213389617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3423321213381188
Graphite  (*)NoneC3423321213382812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3423321213386890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O334233212133814640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O342332121338246
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33423321213385433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63423321213382228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O3423321213381271
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2342332121338238
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)3423321213381487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O434233212133814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)234233212133812537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)342332221338,213404924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23423321213385800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)342332121338945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2342332221338,2134017380
Olenite  (*)TourmalineNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)342332221338,2134024
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3423321213382994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3423321213382349
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6342332121338158
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23423321213382273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)23423321213381898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2342332221338,2133939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8342332221338,213399056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO234233212133861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23423321213385614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)342332221338,213402705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3423321213386417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)33423321213401214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS34233212133821482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3423321213384899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O342332121338433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23423321213401476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2342332221338,213392562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23423321213382718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)342332121338939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3423321213385251



1 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
Bradley_2012_040342332337±5Sm/Nd garnet     58296Eibenstein An Der Thaya, Raabs An Der Thaya, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, AustriaEibenstein PegmMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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