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Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austriai
Regional Level Types
PaternionMunicipality
Villach-Land DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

Coat of Arms of Paternion
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Feistritz an der Drau1,720 (2018)
Neu-Feffernitz1,178 (2018)
Paternion676 (2018)
Nikelsdorf572 (2018)
Feffernitz315 (2018)
Kamering153 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
46480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46480:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Paternion, District de Villach-Land, Carinthie, Autriche
German:
Paternion, Bezirk Villach-Land, Kärnten, Österreich
Italian:
Paternion, distretto di Villach-Land, Carinzia, Austria
Russian:
Патернион, Филлах, Каринтия, Австрия
Simplified Chinese:
帕特尼翁, 菲拉赫縣, 克恩顿州, 奥地利
Spanish:
Paternion, Distrito de Villach, Estado de Carintia, Austria
Bulgarian:
Патернион, Каринтия, Австрия
Cebuano:
Paternion, Politischer Bezirk Villach Land, Kärnten, Awstriya
Czech:
Paternion, Okres Villach-venkov, Korutany, Rakousko
Dutch:
Paternion, Villach-Land, Karinthië, Oostenrijk
Esperanto:
Paternion, Distrikto Villach-Land, Karintio, Aŭstrio
Farsi/Persian:
پترنیون, ناحیه فیلاخ-لاند, کرنتن, اتریش
Friulian:
Paternion, Distret di Villach-Land, Carintie, Austrie
Hungarian:
Paternion, Villachvidéki járás, Karintia, Ausztria
Japanese:
パテルニオン, フィラッハ=ラント郡, ケルンテン州, オーストリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Патернион, Аустрия
Norwegian:
Paternion, Villach-Land, Kärnten, Østerrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Paternion, Villach-Land, Kärnten, Austerrike
Polish:
Paternion, Powiat Villach-Land, Karyntia, Austria
Portuguese:
Paternion, Villach-Land, Caríntia, Áustria
Slovak:
Paternion, Villach-vidiek, Korutánsko, Rakúsko
Slovenian:
Špatrjan, Okraj Beljak-dežela, Koroška, Avstrija
Swedish:
Paternion, Villach-Land, Kärnten, Österrike
Traditional Chinese:
帕特尼翁, 菲拉赫縣, 克恩滕, 奧地利
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Paternion, Villach-Land, Avstriya
Vietnamese:
Paternion, Villach-Land, Kärnten, Áo
Volapük:
Paternion, Lösterän
Waray:
Paternion, Villach-Land, Carinthia, Austrya


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

41 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
References:
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
References:
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Habit: radiating aggregates to 1.5 cm in diameter
Colour: blueish green
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zálesíite
Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Ilsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
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
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Zálesíite8.DL.15CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-
'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
H ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TenoriteCuO
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Ca ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cu ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
As ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
MoMolybdenum
Mo IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg Native MercuryHg
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Decurtella decurtata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Austrirhynchidae : Decurtella : Decurtella decurtata247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Tetractinella trigonella
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Diplospirellidae : Tetractinella : Tetractinella trigonella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Mentzelia mentzeli
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Mentzeliidae : Mentzelia : Mentzelia mentzeli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Worthenia contabulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Worthenia : Worthenia contabulata228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Costatoria inaequicostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Costatoria : Costatoria inaequicostata228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternion
Wikidata ID:Q660468
GeoNames ID:2769212

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