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Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Gastacherwände- not defined -
Timmelbach valleyValley
Prägraten am GroßvenedigerMunicipality
Lienz DistrictDistrict
TyrolState
AustriaCountry

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Calcite

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Titanite, etc.

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Titanite, etc.

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Calcite

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Titanite, etc.

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Titanite, etc.

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Calcite

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Titanite, etc.

Gastacherwände, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 4' 4'' North , 12° 22' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.06778,12.37056
GRN:
N32E07
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sankt Andrä614 (2018)5.6km
Wallhorn254 (2018)5.8km
Hinterbichl128 (2018)6.3km
Obermauern327 (2018)8.9km
Niedermauern212 (2018)9.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Vereinigte Mineraliensammler Österreichs Landesgruppe SalzburgBramberg, Salzburg23km
Mindat Locality ID:
58635
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58635:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Gastacherwände, Timmelbachtal, Prägraten, Virgental, Osttirol, Tirol, Österreich


A ridge between the Timmelbach and Dorferbach valleys.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘvar. Carinthine9.DE.15{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Pregrattite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mgⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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References

Kolitsch, U. (2018): 2078) Vesuvian von den Gastacherwänden im Timmelbachtal, Prägraten, Virgental, Osttirol. P. 214 in Walter, F. et al. (2018): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVII. Carinthia II, 208./128., 185-254.
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