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Locality Name:
Porphyry Quarry, Detzeln, Waldshut, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 217856
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217856.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Porphyry Quarry, Detzeln, Waldshut, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°40'49"N
Longitude: 8°19'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.680277777778,8.3197222222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyrite
BaryteBerylBismutiteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClayColumbite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaolinite
LepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOxalatePhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStarkeyite
StibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copper  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Ekanite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Strätlingite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vertumnite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Weddellite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)0254
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O0194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)0716
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O0366
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O20016
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS20246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O0814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S140784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O0593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0388
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)0140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Strätlingite  (*)NoneCa2Al(Si,Al)2O2(OH)10·2.25H2O011
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F0232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Vertumnite  (*)NoneCa4Al4Si4O6(OH)24·3H2O08
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Weddellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·2H2O032
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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