Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Ötz Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria


mindat Locality ID: 58857
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58857.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ötz Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Gurgler Valley
Haderlehen (Knappenlöcher)
Polles Valley
Sulz Valley
Umhausen
Venter Ache Valley

Latitude: 47°0'31"N
Longitude: 10°57'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.008611111111,10.959444444444

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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleBaddeleyiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteZirconZirconolite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lechatelierite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Omphacite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)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)21240993419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3424087,24088,24091,240922353
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61240992060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2224095,24101238
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)324093,24095,2410127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2224094,2409927198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2224095,24101285
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2324095,24097,24101236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)224096,240991025
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31240961797
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1240941027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6224095,240974135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2324095,24096,241019895
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO312409570
Gold  (*)CopperAu12409430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312409914640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F212409780
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3324095,24099,241015433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41240991507
Lechatelierite  (*)AmorphousSiO212410362
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412409314899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21240945674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1240974924
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6124099229
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81240991512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2324095,24097,241012273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2224094,2409539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8224094,240999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2624091,24093,24094,24099,24103,2410761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2424089,24095,24099,241015614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1240916417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12409421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4324095,24097,241011934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O224095,241014899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21240952562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1240955251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7224095,24101140
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)224099,241011025



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...