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Locality Name:
Friedericke Mine, Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 269432
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-269432.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Friedericke Mine, Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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: Al As C Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCoronadite
CovelliteDiasporeKaoliniteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)40527002734
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)64052700413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)640527001633
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)40527004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)840527001756
Copper  (*)CopperCu40527003846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)64052700151
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O164052700227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS40527004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O40527002970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)40527007437
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)640527001066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)640527002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)440527005591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)4052700581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)24052700987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2405270017380
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64052700477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO240527003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40527006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270021482



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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