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Locality Name:
Kropfmühl-Untergriesbach Graphite Mining District, Untergriesbach, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 67573
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-67573.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kropfmühl-Untergriesbach Graphite Mining District, Untergriesbach, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ficht Mine
Kropfmühl
Pfaffenreut

Latitude: 48°37'9"N
Longitude: 13°40'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.619166666667,13.669166666667

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: Al B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovellite
EpidoteEpsomiteEttringiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHumiteKaoliniteMarcasite
MelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileScapoliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianite
VivianiteWollastoniteZircon

60 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Meionite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Strätlingite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2158321718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158320708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15832327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158320951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2258321,58323236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31583201797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)158320648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O158320484
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O15832093
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1583201188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC458318,58320,58321,583232812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31583231544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O0144
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)158323176
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1583201508
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O158318471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1583182994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21583232273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215832039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4358320,58321,583231934
Strätlingite  (*)NoneCa2Al(Si,Al)2O2(OH)10·2.25H2O15832011
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1583201006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1583234899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21583232562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O158320652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101583231395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O158320636
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31583231247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1583205251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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