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Garsten, Steyr-Land District, Upper Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
GarstenMunicipality
Steyr-Land DistrictDistrict
Upper AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Garsten2,284 (2018)
Lahrndorf504 (2018)
Unterdambach484 (2018)
Garsten Nord450 (2018)
Pesendorf357 (2018)
Saass347 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
238781
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238781:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Garsten, Steyr-Land, Oberรถsterreich, ร–sterreich


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Mineral List

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
โ“˜ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
References:
peter neschen collectionIdentified by Peter Neschen: Visual Identification
โ“˜ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
โ“˜Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Limonite'-
โ“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oโ“˜ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuโ“˜ Native CopperCu
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Fossils

There are 30 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences30
Youngest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Agathammina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hemigordiopsidae : Agathammina228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Auloconus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Trocholinidae : Lamelliconus228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Aulotortus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Involutinidae : Aulotortus228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Glomospira
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Ammodiscidae : Glomospira228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Involutina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Involutinidae : Involutina228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Miliolipora
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Milioliporidae : Miliolipora228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ophthalmidium
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Ophthalmidiidae : Ophthalmidium228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Palaeolituonella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Palaeolituonella228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Planiinvoluta
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Planiinvoluta228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Reophax
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Reophacidae : Reophax228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sigmoilina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Sigmoilina228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spirillina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Spirillinidae : Spirillina228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Triasina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Involutinidae : Triasina228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Trochammina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Trochamminidae : Trochammina228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Bacinella
genus
Animalia : Problematica : Bacinella228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Echinodermata
phylum
Animalia : Echinodermata228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Solenopora
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae : Solenopora228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Trocholina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Trocholinidae : Trocholina228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lithocodium
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Lithocodium228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Thaumatoporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Thaumatoporella228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Metapolygnathus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Metapolygnathus228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Gosaukammerella eomesozoica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Gosaukammerella : Gosaukammerella eomesozoica228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Bacinella irregularis
species
Animalia : Problematica : Bacinella : Bacinella irregularis228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Dasycladacea
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Dasycladacea228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
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Localities in this Region

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