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Nock Mountains, Carinthia, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Nock MountainsMountain Range
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kleinkirchheim373 (2018)
Sankt Oswald165 (2018)
Kremsbrücke140 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
42298
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42298:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Nockberge, Kärnten, Österreich
Spanish:
Montañas Nock, Estado de Carintia, Austria
Slovenian:
Nockberge, Koroška, Avstrija


The northwestern part of the Gurktal Alps. In this area, Central Alpine Permomesozoic rocks are exposed in some places. They are typically surrounded by younger rocks of the 'Gurktaler Decke'.

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41 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Argentojarosite
Formula: AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalconatronite
Formula: Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Leuchtenbergite
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
'Cuproroméite'
Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Talc ?
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
'Cuproroméite'4.DH.20Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Chalconatronite5.CB.40Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Argentojarosite7.BC.10AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Talc ?9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Leuchtenbergite9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArgentojarositeAgFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O ArgentojarositeAgFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CupriteCu2O
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O FerberiteFeWO4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SSulfur
S ArgentojarositeAgFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S GreenockiteCdS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArgentojarositeAgFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag ArgentojarositeAgFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Sb CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Wikidata ID:Q1995190

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