Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 599
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 56088
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56088.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Grieswies
Grieswies-Schafkar
Grieswies-Schwarzkopf (Grieswies-Schwarzkogel)
Hiefelwand
Hocharn
Lachegg Gorge
Steinkar (Steinhart)

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Aeschynite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brookite	Calcite	Chlorite	Chukhrovite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite
Gypsum	Humboldtine	Lillianite	Malachite	Mica	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Oxalate	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine
Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetradymite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

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 As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Te Th Ti W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brookite Calcite Chlorite Chukhrovite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cyanotrichite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite
Gypsum Humboldtine Lillianite Malachite Mica Monazite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Oxalate Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine
Sphalerite Spinel Tetradymite Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Beryl ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chukhrovite-(Ce) ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Datolite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Euclase ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Heyrovskýite ()*	Humboldtine ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nordstrandite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Phenakite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*
Todorokite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	599	334	2	22052,22062	3419
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	0	0	1	22058	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	599	334	8	22052,22053,22056,22057,22058,22059,22062,22063	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	599	334	6	22053,22057,22058,22059,22063,22064	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	599	334	2	22052,22059	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	599	334	1	22052	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0	0	1	22058	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	599	334	4	22052,22059,22060,22062	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0	0	1	22058	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	599	334	4	22052,22057,22058,22064	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	599	334	2	22052,22062	4286
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	599	334	4	22052,22058,22059,22063	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	599	334	6	22053,22054,22056,22058,22059,22062	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	599	334	1	22060	4979
Chukhrovite-(Ce) ()*	Chukhrovite	Ca₃CeAl₂(SO₄)F₁₃·12H₂O	599	334	1	22053	3
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	0	0	1	22057	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	1	22062	1025
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	599	334	1	22053	179
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	599	334	1	22062	498
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	599	334	1	22052	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	599	334	1	22052	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	599	334	3	22059,22062,22063	8173
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	599	334	5	22053,22054,22056,22057,22059	120
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	599	334	2	22053,22059	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	599	334	1	22063	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	599	334	1	22053	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	599	334	2	22052,22059	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	599	334	1	22060	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	599	334	2	22052,22062	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	599	334	3	22052,22058,22064	14640
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	599	334	1	22063	66
Humboldtine ()*	Humboldtine Oxalate	Fe²⁺(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	0	0	1	22058	27
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	599	334	1	22052	5433
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	0	0	1	22057	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	599	334	2	22052,22064	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	599	0	2	22053,22058	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	599	334	1	22053	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	599	334	2	22058,22059	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	3	22052,22053,22059	17380
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	599	334	1	22059	64
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0	0	1	22058	2349
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	599	334	2	22063,22064	326
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	2	22059,22062	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	599	334	7	22052,22053,22054,22058,22059,22060,22062	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	599	334	1	22052	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	599	334	1	22052	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	599	334	10	22052,22053,22054,22055,22056,22057,22058,22059,22062,22063	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	599	334	8	22052,22054,22056,22057,22058,22059,22062,22063	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	599	334	1	22061	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	599	334	1	22052	390
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	599	334	1	22060	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	599	334	2	22052,22059	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	599	334	1	22062	21482
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	599	334	1	22063	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	599	334	5	22053,22057,22058,22062,22063	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	599	334	2	22058,22059	433
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	599	0	2	22052,22058	939

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000995	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000996	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000997	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000998	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00000999	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001000	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001001	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001002	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001003	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001004	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001005	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Giersdorf_00001006	The Tauern Window is a large area in Austria that is related to the Variscan orogenic event and its host rock bodies
Michelle_841	Recent mineralization of humboldtine. Oxalic acid originated from plant material.

13 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000995	371	339	355±16	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000996	394	348	371±23	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000997	472	422	447±25	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000998	517	493	505±12	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00000999	510	484	497±13	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001000	599	563	581±18	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001001	344	342	343±1	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001002	368	356	362±6	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001003	385	351	368±17	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001004	344	334	339±5	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001005	373	347	360±13	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Giersdorf_00001006	358	354	356±2	U-Pb			Yes	Zircon	34007	Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Tauern Window	Lerchbaumer et al. (2010)	AJES103_138
Michelle_841	0	0	Recent		Age of humboldtine mineralization	high		Humboldtine	56087	Erfurt Way, Grieswies-Schafkar, Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf Area, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria	Erfurt Way	Kolitsch (2015)	NMOLXIV_236	Age of humboldtine mineralization

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