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Kupplerbrunn (Kupplerbrunnen), Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austriai
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Kupplerbrunn (Kupplerbrunnen)Group of Outcrops
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Kyanite, etc.

Kupplerbrunn, Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Eclogite

Kupplerbrunn, Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Kyanite, etc.

Kupplerbrunn, Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Eclogite

Kupplerbrunn, Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Kyanite, etc.

Kupplerbrunn, Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Eclogite

Kupplerbrunn, Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 49' 49'' North , 14° 37' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.83039,14.62382
GRN:
N32E08
Type:
Group of Outcrops
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eberstein694 (2018)5.5km
Klein Sankt Paul1,030 (2018)6.3km
Kitschdorf118 (2018)7.2km
Wieting212 (2018)7.6km
Aichberg254 (2018)8.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
42481
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42481:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kupplerbrunn, Gebiet Ladinger Spitze - Speikkogel, Saualpe, Kärnten, Österreich


Granoblastic medium to coarse-grained eclogites are foliated and often banded on a dm scale. Veins of various kinds are widespread in the eclogites
and were formed during different stages of the metamorphic evolution. The earliest veins are oriented subparallel to the foliation. They are filled with quartz and varying amounts of kyanite, omphacite and zoisite, indicating the presence of a vein fluid during HP metamorphism. Late coarse-grained pegmatoid veins are oriented at high angles to the foliation.

Located on the ridge between the Speikkogel and Ladinger Spitze mountains.

This is the type locality of the rock "eclogite".

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: Garnet is a major component in the eclogites, and is most commonly a pyrope-rich almandine. Inclusions in garnet are listed as associate minerals.
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Description: Calcic amphibole is a minor phase in most of the samples studied, where it occurs in a number of textural and compositional varieties, such as (1) inclusions in garnet and zircon, (2) a phase apparently in equilibrium with omphacite and garnet, (3) texturally late bleb-textured poikiloblastic grains, (4) strongly coloured grains at garnet/omphacite contacts and (5) vermicular intergrowths in symplectite replacing omphacite.
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Description: Rarre inclusion in garnets
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Accessory mineral in eclogite
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: Accessory mineral in eclogite.
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Description: Garnet is a major component in the eclogites. The garnets are mostly pyrope-rich almandine. Miller et al. (2005) reports a pyrope content up to 57 mol%, making some of the garnets pyrope.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Kyanite occurs as a rock forming mineral in kyanite-eclogites, which forms interlayered bands on the dm scale with kyanite-free eclogites. Kyanite also occurs in HP veins consisting of quartz, kyanite, omphacite and zoisite.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Description: Accessory mineral in the eclogites.
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine
Formula: {Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘvar. Carinthine9.DE.15{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.) https://www.mineralienatlas.de/?l=39669
Mottana, A., Church, W. R., Edgar, A. D. (1968) Chemistry, mineralogy and petrology of an eclogite from the type locality (Saualpe, Austria) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 18 (4) 338-346 doi:10.1007/bf00399695
Niedermayr, G. (1984): Exkursion Saualpe: Prickler Halt, Grafenzeche, Kupplerbrunn. Der Karinthin, 91, 175-181.
Miller, Ch., Stosch, H.-G., Hoernes, St. (1988) Geochemistry and origin of eclogites from the type locality Koralpe and Saualpe, Eastern Alps, Austria. Chemical Geology, 67 (1) 103-118 doi:10.1016/0009-2541(88)90009-5
Niedermayr, G., Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwiss. Verein für Kärnten.
Miller, C., Thöni, M., Konzett, J., Kurz, W., Schuster, R. (2005) Eclogites from the Koralpe and Saualpe type-localities, Eastern Alps, Austria. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 150.
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