Occurrence of kyanite-bearing garnet pyroxenites (massive and layered varieties) occurring in centimetre to several hundred metres sized lenses of (ultra-)mafic lithologies embedded in felsic granulites.

Note: Coordinates are those of the sampling location (Asenbaum et al., 2025), about 700 m SSE of the hamlet Paltmühl.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Albite

ⓘ Anorthite

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ 'Garnet pyroxenite'

ⓘ Granulite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Asenbaum, Rene; Zelinková, Tereza; Racek, Martin; Janoušek, Vojtěch; Hauzenberger, Christoph; Abart, Rainer (2025) Metamorphic Evolution of Kyanite-Bearing Garnet Pyroxenites from the Variscan Orogenic Root: Gföhl Unit, Moldanubian Zone, Austria. Journal of Petrology, 66 (3). egaf013 doi:10.1093/petrology/egaf013

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

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ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

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ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

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ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

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ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

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ⓘ Pyrope

Formula: Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

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ⓘ Sapphirine

Formula: Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]

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ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Pyrope	9.AD.25	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Sapphirine	9.DH.45	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria

Lower Austria
- Melk District
  - Dunkelsteinerwald Granulite MassifMassif
- ⭔MostviertelQuarter

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt

EuropeContinent

Bohemian MassifMassif

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References

Asenbaum, R. (2021): Petrologische Untersuchung eines mafisch-felsischen Kontaktes während einer hochgradiger Metamorphose (Dunkelsteinerwald). Master Thesis, Universität Wien, 295 S. https://utheses.univie.ac.at/detail/59302/#

Tertsch, H. (1921): Studien am Westende des Dunkelsteiner Granulitmassives. Tschermaks Mineral. Petrogr. Mitt., 35, 177-214.

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