Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Scheelite Deposit, Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 599
Youngest recorded age at locality: 334

mindat Locality ID: 191189
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191189.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Scheelite Deposit, Felben Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Eastern Ore Field
Western Ore Field

Latitude: 47°12'9"N
Longitude: 12°29'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.2025,12.485833333333
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 Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApophylliteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEnargiteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGypsumJunoiteKobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdenite
MonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePavonitePentlanditePhenakitePrehnite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteWurtziteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cannizzarite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Cupromakopavonite  (*)
Cupromakovickyite  (*)Emilite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Felbertalite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Gladite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hammarite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heyrovskýite  (*)Hodrušite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Joséite-B  (*)Junoite  (*)
Krupkaite  (*)Kupčíkite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Makovickyite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Opal  (*)Paarite  (*)Pekoite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Proudite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Salzburgite  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tungstenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)25993341216283419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3599334121628315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)599334221627,216288803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5993341216289052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)25993341216285509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)59933412162811547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)599334121628255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2599334121628606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O185993341216284286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi5993341216281966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35993341216281935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45993341216285516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11599334121628843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)599334221627,2162827770
Cannizzarite  (*)NonePb8Bi10S2359933412162841
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO25993341216285171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS259933412162827198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O45993341216283902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4599334121628321
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5993341216281025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS599334121628966
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5599334121628344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5993341216284165
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S2459933412162843
Cupromakopavonite  (*)PavoniteCu8Pb4Ag3Bi19S385993341216281
Cupromakovickyite  (*)PavoniteCu4AgPb2Bi9S185993341216283
Emilite  (*)MeneghiniteCu10.7Pb10.7Bi21.3S485993341216283
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2599334121628246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4599334121628910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5993341216288173
Felbertalite  (*)NoneCu2Pb6Bi8S195993341216289
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O599334121628303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25993341216289617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS59933412162824243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4599334121628192
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S959933412162867
Gold  (*)CopperAu59933412162830554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS599334121628717
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6599334121628113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5993341216286890
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S959933412162843
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O359933412162814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te599334121628804
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S959933412162866
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S2259933412162828
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)599334121628469
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S359933412162854
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35993341216285433
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S59933412162886
Junoite  (*)JunoiteCu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)1659933412162818
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S659933412162880
Kupčíkite  (*)NoneCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S1059933412162811
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O5993341216281271
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6599334121628128
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S1559933412162838
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O459933412162814899
Makovickyite  (*)PavoniteCu1.12Ag0.81Pb0.27Bi5.35S959933412162810
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)259933412162812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25993341216285674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2599334221627,216285800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)599334121628945
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5993341216282994
Paarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.7Pb1.7Bi6.3S125993341216287
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S1859933412162839
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85993341216281512
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)599334121628326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)25993341216282273
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)599334121628494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)25993341216281898
Proudite  (*)NoneCu2Pb16Bi20(S,Se)475993341216284
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2599334221627,2162839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85993341216289056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599334221627,2162861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25993341216285614
Salzburgite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S125993341216286
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8599334121628353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)599334221627,216284894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O599334121628390
Silver  (*)CopperAg5993341216285186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS59933412162821482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4599334121628668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S35993341216283418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)25993341216283337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S135993341216281803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S599334121628510
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O5993341216284899
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS259933412162828
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)5993341216285251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies


12 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
Giersdorf_00000995371339355±16U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000996394348371±23U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000997472422447±25U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000998517493505±12U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00000999510484497±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001000599563581±18U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001001344342343±1U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001002368356362±6U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001003385351368±17U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001004344334339±5U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001005373347360±13U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 
Giersdorf_00001006358354356±2U-Pb    YesZircon 34007Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, AustriaTauern WindowLerchbaumer et al. (2010) AJES103_138 

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