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St Leonhard Granulite Massif, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austriai
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St Leonhard Granulite MassifMassif
Krems-Land DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Type:
Massif
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wolfshoferamt510 (2018)
Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald316 (2018)
Fuglau110 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
427946
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427946:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sankt Leonhard Granulite Massif; St. Leonhard granulite body
Other Languages:
German:
Sankt Leonhard Granulitmassiv (Sankt Leonhard Granulitkörper), Bezirk Krems, Niederösterreich, Österreich


One of several granulite massifs (bodies) in the Austrian Moldanubian Zone.
Includes lenses and bodies of serpentinite.

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: In garnet pyriclasites.
ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Description: In garnet pyriclasites.
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Description: In peridotite.
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: In garnet pyriclasites.
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: In garnet pyriclasites.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Milk Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘvar. Fassaite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Opal var. Milk OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Opal var. Milk OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Opal var. Milk OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Cooke, R. A. (2000) High-pressure/temperature metamorphism in the St. Leonhard Granulite Massif, Austria: evidence from intermediate pyroxene-bearing granulites. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 89 (3) 631-651 doi:10.1007/s005310000123
Cooke, R.A., O’Brien, P.J., Carswell, D.A. (2000) Garnet zoning and the identification of equilibrium mineral compositions in high‐pressure–temperature granulites from the Moldanubian Zone, Austria. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 18 (5). 551-569 doi:10.1046/j.1525-1314.2000.00273.x
RACEK, M., ŠTÍPSKÁ, P., POWELL, R. (2008) Garnet–clinopyroxene intermediate granulites in the St. Leonhard massif of the Bohemian Massif: ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism at high pressure or not? Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 26 (2). 253-271 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00754.x
Knobloch, G. (2012): Erdgeschichte(n) zwischen Krems und Kamp. Living Edition, Pöllauberg, Austria (Hrsg. Marktgemeinde St. Leonhard am Hornerwald), 280 pp.
ZelinkovÁ, Tereza; Racek, Martin; JanouŠek, VojtĚch; ŠtÍpskÁ, Pavla; Abart, Rainer; Asenbaum, Rene (2024) Metasomatic Interaction of Ultramafic Mantle Xenoliths with their Felsic HP–UHT Granulite Host (Moldanubian Domain, Bohemian Massif in Lower Austria). Journal of Petrology, 65 (7). p.egae075. doi:10.1093/petrology/egae075
Asenbaum, Rene; Petrishcheva, Elena; Zelinková, Tereza; Racek, Martin; Janoušek, Vojtěch; Gaidies, Fred; Abart, Rainer (2025) Secondary compositional zoning of garnet from the high-grade metamorphic Gföhl Unit, Moldanubian Zone: constraints on relative cation diffusivities and geodynamic processes. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 180 (11). p.82. doi:10.1007/s00410-025-02268-8
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