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Locality Name:
Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 1827
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1827.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ore Dumps
Slag Dumps

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlumAluniteAnalcimeAndalusiteAnthonyiteApatiteAragoniteArsenolite
ArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteBulachiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
ClayCobaltiteConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiaspore
EnargiteEpsomiteEttringiteFairfielditeGypsumHexahydriteHureauliteHydrotalciteKaoliniteKieserite
KoritnigiteKtenasiteLöllingiteLepidocrociteLinariteLindackeriteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMetavoltine
MilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParahopeitePerovskitePhenakitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRoseliteSkutteruditeSpangoliteSphaleriteStarkeyiteSulphurTetrahedriteTyroliteVivianite
WadsleyiteWurtzite

147 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Alum-(K)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Roselite-β  (*)Anthonyite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bianchite  (*)Boleite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botallackite  (*)
Brassite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bulachite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cattierite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalconatronite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinosafflorite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cobaltkoritnigite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cotunnite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Diaboleite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Elyite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Ferrarisite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gaspéite  (*)Goethite  (*)Guérinite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haidingerite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hematophanite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Hydrocalumite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Irhtemite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Koritnigite  (*)Köttigite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Langite  (*)Laurionite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Leucite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Metavoltine  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monohydrocalcite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)
Norsethite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parahopeite  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Phaunouxite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudowollastonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Quenstedtite  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rauenthalite  (*)Retgersite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)Richelsdorfite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Roselite  (*)
Rösslerite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Sainfeldite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Simonkolleite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)
Szomolnokite  (*)Talmessite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Theisite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Vladimirite  (*)Wadsleyite  (*)Weilite  (*)Willemite  (*)Witherite  (*)
Wülfingite  (*)Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)159088254
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O15908892
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)259088,590892734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1590881588
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O159088445
Roselite-β  (*)FairfielditeCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O15908821
Anthonyite  (*)AnthonyiteCu(OH)2·3H2O1590896
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4159089246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)259088,590893250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3159088231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1590889052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3159089544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6259088,59089919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2259088,590895509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15908811547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6159089413
Bianchite  (*)HexahydriteZn(SO4)·6H2O15908940
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4815908965
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4259088,590895516
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)315908949
Brassite  (*)NoneMg(AsO3OH)·4H2O1590889
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6259088,590891633
Bulachite  (*)BulachiteAl6(AsO4)3(OH)9(H2O)4·2H2O1590885
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)259088,5908927770
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS215908830
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)259088,590894979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O159089925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O15908991
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S259088,590895707
Chalconatronite  (*)NoneNa2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O15908823
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O159088194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2259088,5908927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1590883531
Clinosafflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs215908821
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS159088966
Cobaltkoritnigite  (*)KoritnigiteCo(AsO3OH)·H2O15908832
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)159088363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O159089295
Copper  (*)CopperCu259088,590893846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4159088109
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl215908954
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1590884165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O259088,590892970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2159089179
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O259088,59089366
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)415908957
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16159088300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21590889895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)159088220
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O15908985
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4159088910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O259088,59089814
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O15908993
Ferrarisite  (*)LindackeriteCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O0015908811
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15908824243
Gaspéite  (*)CalciteNi(CO3)15908822
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1590887437
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O15908831
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O259088,590896890
Haidingerite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)·H2O15908817
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315908814640
Hematophanite  (*)PerovskitePb4Fe3+3O8(Cl,OH)1590893
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)159088111
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O159088103
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O15908930
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2159089201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6259088,590891066
Irhtemite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O1590887
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6259088,590892228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41590885591
Koritnigite  (*)KoritnigiteZn(AsO3OH)·H2O1590888
Köttigite  (*)VivianiteZn3(AsO4)2·8H2O15908860
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O15908975
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O259088,59089593
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)15908949
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)159089581
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)159089233
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2259088,59089987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2259088,5908912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21590885674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O159089915
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O15908878
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1590881066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1590891107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21590895800
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O15908855
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O15908884
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O15908837
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs159088633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3159088176
Norsethite  (*)NoneBaMg(CO3)215908930
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)159088492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS159088767
Parahopeite  (*)ParahopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O15908911
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs215908852
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O159088124
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6159089158
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O159088105
Phaunouxite  (*)NoneCa3(AsO4)2·11H2O15908814
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2159089142
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O15908899
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)159088140
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O159088309
Pseudowollastonite  (*)NoneCaSiO31590897
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215908839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215908861156
Quenstedtite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·11H2O15908917
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2159088233
Rauenthalite  (*)NoneCa3(AsO4)2·10H2O15908823
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O15908855
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1590891711
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O15908853
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O15908857
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2159089454
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O15908823
Rösslerite  (*)NoneMg(AsO3OH)·7H2O15908816
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O259088,59089293
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2159088317
Sainfeldite  (*)HureauliteCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O15908828
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O159089142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O259088,59089292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)259088,590896417
Simonkolleite  (*)NoneZn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O0015908911
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3159088531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1590882473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O159089105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS259088,5908921482
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O15908890
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS259088,590892045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)215908999
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O159088139
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O15908846
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131590881803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1590881101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131590885317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)1415908858
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O159088433
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O159088245
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2159088106
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O159089636
Vladimirite  (*)NoneCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)·4H2O15908815
Wadsleyite  (*)WadsleyiteMg2SiO415908913
Weilite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)15908819
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4159089303
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)159089251
Wülfingite  (*)CristobaliteZn(OH)21590895
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO15908998


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130117Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R130117

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