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Locality Name:
Hüttenberg, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 354
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 36148
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36148.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hüttenberg, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°25'45"N
Longitude: 7°13'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.429166666667,7.2280555555556
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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Th Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBerylCalciteCancrinite
Cancrinite-sodaliteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumHarmotomeLepidocrociteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePyroxene
QuartzRutileScapoliteSodaliteSpinelStauroliteTitaniteWöhleriteZircon

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Meionite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Nosean  (*)
Para-alumohydrocalcite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Staurolite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)
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)235424803419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)35424808803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)335424802353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O35424801627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO535424801310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)335424801534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)35424801036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)35424803250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O635424802060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O3542480232
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)23542480376
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1835424801008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O335424801797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O635424804135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)35424808173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F35424802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF235424809617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)35424801188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)35424807437
Graphite  (*)NoneC35424802812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35424806890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)3542480158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O43542480407
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)635424802228
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO435424801507
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4354248058
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)3542480581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248014899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)3542480176
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3542480945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2354248017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63542480254
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O354248075
Para-alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·6H2O35424806
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)23542480313
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO33542480495
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O354248071
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)33542480341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2354248061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO235424805614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3542480598
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)35424806417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO535424801516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)335424801214
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)3542480978
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)35424801006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O35424804899
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4354248083
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)35424805251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)35424801025


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
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   

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