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Locality Name:
Kitzbühel Alps, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 58571
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58571.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kitzbühel Alps, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 27

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Brixen Im Thale
Fieberbrunn
Hochfilzen
Hopfgarten Im Brixental
Kirchberg In Tirol
Kitzbühel

Latitude: 47°29'43"N
Longitude: 12°22'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.495277777778,12.369722222222

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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteBrookite
CalciteChalcoalumiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichite
DiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTetrahedriteVivianiteWoodwarditeZircon

77 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Balkanite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Claraite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Eugenite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Theisite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zincolivenite  (*)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)444359224047,240488803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6124029966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2224028,240472162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1240282734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)4443591240481588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2624012,24017,24025,24034,24043,240533092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)424010,24022,24028,240293250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS624010,24028,24034,24037,24043,240539052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2444359824010,24022,24025,24028,24029,24037,24043,240485509
Balkanite  (*)NoneAg5Cu9HgS84443591240489
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)724015,24022,24029,24043,24044,24047,2405111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi224010,240281966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4444359224028,240485516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11224022,24028843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31240281089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6224028,240391633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2124047700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)424014,24017,24022,2404727770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O12403988
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)4443591240481252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)224014,240154979
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O12403991
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1240285707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O124029194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24443591724010,24020,24022,24025,24028,24029,24033,24034,24037,24042,24043,24047,24048,24050,24051,24052,2405327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41240283902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS324012,24028,240432600
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O12402940
Copper  (*)CopperCu1240203846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS444359524010,24020,24028,24043,240484165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O324020,24028,240392970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S324010,24020,240281027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24443591024010,24013,24022,24028,24029,24033,24037,24043,24047,240489895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1240478173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O424010,24028,24037,24043814
Eugenite  (*)NoneAg11Hg244435912404817
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS324014,24015,2402824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)624010,24020,24025,24028,24037,240437437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1240222812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O444359424028,24039,24047,240486890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3444359524020,24022,24028,24047,2404814640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4444359124048142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31240285433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61240472228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O124028593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)324020,24028,24037581
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4444359124048249
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)444359624020,24022,24027,24030,24048,240501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412402814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24443591224010,24013,24014,24015,24020,24022,24025,24028,24029,24037,24043,2404812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2324020,24022,240285674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg124012397
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O124039182
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS4443591240481066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2444359224022,2404817380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS224028,24051767
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O324022,24028,24039309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21240471898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34443591240481425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24443591524010,24017,24020,24022,24025,24028,24034,24037,24043,24047,24048,24050,24051,24052,2405339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21240283106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl4443591240481725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8324010,24028,240479056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24443591524010,24012,24017,24022,24025,24028,24034,24037,24043,24047,24048,24050,24051,24052,2405361156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2124022454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2444359424025,24028,24047,240485614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)444359924012,24017,24022,24025,24028,24033,24037,24043,240486417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS324028,24043,2404721482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)124028446
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)224022,24047589
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13444359524010,24022,24028,24029,240485317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)14224010,2402958
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21240202718
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)12403957
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)124028939
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)12401060
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1240285251



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
Hg-00107444359       Balkanite, EugeniteHg57535Röhrerbühel (Rohrer Berg; Röhrerbichel; Röhrerbichl; Röhrerbüchel; Rerobichl), Oberndorf In Tirol, Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel Alps, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria Ebner (1998) MÖGG91_117 


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