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Goldbichl prehistoric ritual immolation site slag locality, Igls, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Goldbichl prehistoric ritual immolation site slag locality | Ritual Immolation Site |
| Igls | Suburb |
| Innsbruck | City |
| Tyrol | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 12' 58'' North , 11° 25' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Goldbühel
Name(s) in local language(s):
Prähistorischer Ritualopferplatz (Schlackenvorkommen), Goldbichl, Igls, Innsbruck, Inntal, Nordtirol, Tirol, Österreich
Dark glassy slags formed in in partially molten quartz phyllites.
The site was was used in the Early Bronze Age (1900-1650BC) for the immolation of bovines, goats and sheep, and again during the Iron Age (ca 450-15 BC).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stanfieldite | 8.AC.70 | Ca4Mg5(PO4)6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Stanfieldite | Ca4Mg5(PO4)6 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Stanfieldite | Ca4Mg5(PO4)6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Stanfieldite | Ca4Mg5(PO4)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Stanfieldite | Ca4Mg5(PO4)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Tyrol
- Inn valleyValley
- ⭔North TyrolRegion
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
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References
Schneider, Philipp, Tropper, Peter, Kaindl, Reinhard (2013) The formation of phosphoran olivine and stanfieldite from the pyrometamorphic breakdown of apatite in slags from a prehistoric ritual immolation site (Goldbichl, Igls, Tyrol, Austria) Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (2) 327-340 doi:10.1007/s00710-012-0255-1
