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Locality Name:
Theuerdank Mine (Theuerdanck Mine), Beerberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 138.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 133.1

mindat Locality ID: 123134
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123134.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Theuerdank Mine (Theuerdanck Mine), Beerberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 Cu Fe H Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteCopperDescloiziteDevillineFeldsparLinariteMalachiteNone
Not in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltXanthoconite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Devilline  (*)
Duftite  (*)Galena  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Silver  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S138.3133.102793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)138.3133.108803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O138.3133.10470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2138.3133.102162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)138.3133.102734
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O138.3133.10194
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2138.3133.105509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O138.3133.10150
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2138.3133.10172
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7138.3133.10450
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6138.3133.101633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)138.3133.1027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6138.3133.10359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)138.3133.104979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2138.3133.1027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl138.3133.101382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O138.3133.103531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)138.3133.10363
Copper  (*)CopperCu138.3133.103846
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O138.3133.10366
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)138.3133.10220
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS138.3133.1024243
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O138.3133.101689
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2138.3133.10987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2138.3133.1012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl138.3133.101107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)138.3133.10362
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)138.3133.10492
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)138.3133.10140
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3138.3133.101425
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl138.3133.101725
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS3138.3133.1084
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2138.3133.1061156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O138.3133.10177
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10138.3133.10312
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O138.3133.101153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6138.3133.10134
Silver  (*)CopperAg138.3133.105186
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl138.3133.10605


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002289138.3133.1135.7±2.640Ar/39Ar adularia  Yes  6009Bergmannstrost Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyBergmannstrost VeinMertz et al. (1989)10.1007/BF00206715MD24_9 

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