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Locality Name:
Wildermann Mine, Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 14856
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14856.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wildermann Mine, Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°58'56"N
Longitude: 8°1'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.982222222222,8.0180555555556
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 Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
BrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClay
CobaltiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpsomiteFluoriteGypsum
HexahydriteHydrotalciteKaoliniteKtenasiteLöllingiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMica
MilleriteMiniumNatrochalciteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltRutileSpangoliteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedrite
UllmanniteVivianiteWoodwardite

120 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antlerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Bieberite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crednerite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heteromorphite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Leogangite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Morenosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)
Namuwite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pitticite  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)
Redgillite  (*)Retgersite  (*)Richelsdorfite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Schultenite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thometzekite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tsumcorite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S40527002793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)4052700254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)40527002734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700445
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)44052700246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)40527003250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O34052700231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS40527009052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)405270037
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)64052700919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)405270011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)24052700172
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O405270050
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O74052700450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS440527005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S114052700843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS340527001089
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4405270079
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)640527001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)405270027770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)24052700178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)40527004979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O4052700925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O405270091
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S40527005707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O4052700194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270027198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2405270090
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS40527002600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS4052700966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)4052700363
Copper  (*)CopperCu40527003846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)64052700151
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)44052700175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS40527004165
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2405270035
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O40527002970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O24052700144
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44052700651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)240527009895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)40527007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O40527006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3405270014640
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S19405270038
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O164052700243
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700103
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O405270055
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)405270016
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)640527001066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S144052700784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)640527002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)440527005591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O4052700593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)24052700265
Leogangite  (*)NoneCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6·8H2O405270015
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)4052700581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)24052700987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S44052700249
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs24052700762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270012537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O4052700443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700182
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS40527001066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl40527001107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O44052700247
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O405270084
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2405270017380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44052700112
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O405270058
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O405270037
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs4052700633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)4052700492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4052700767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700124
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O4052700105
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O4052700105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O4052700428
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)4052700140
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S174052700100
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64052700477
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S44052700131
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O4052700309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO240527003106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl40527001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270061156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O405270068
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O4052700177
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O405270045
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O405270055
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O405270057
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)24052700454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O4052700293
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs24052700317
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O4052700142
Schultenite  (*)NonePb(AsO3OH)405270030
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O40527001153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O34052700179
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O4052700292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40527006417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O405270084
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S44052700249
Silver  (*)CopperAg40527005186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)40527002473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O4052700105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS44052700586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S340527003418
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O405270090
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS40527002045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)240527003337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1340527001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1340527005317
Thometzekite  (*)NatrochalcitePbCu2+2(AsO4)2·2H2O405270010
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O4052700433
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O405270029
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS4052700293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO240527002718


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
Emily000555405270Variscan     YesSideritePb, Zn1816Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySiegerlandWagner et al. (2002)10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00067-1AP17_225 

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