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Locality Name:
Kunkskopf, Wassenach, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 35697
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-35697.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 50°26'44"N
Longitude: 7°16'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.445555555556,7.2794444444444

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 Cl Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetNoneOlivinePseudobrookitePyroxene
SapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelTridymite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Augite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dorrite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Rhönite  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Saponite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)335424801534
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O635424802060
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O3542480178
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235424809895
Dorrite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg3Fe3+9]O4[Si3Al8Fe3+O36]354248010
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)35424801188
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)3542480158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248014640
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)3542480233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3542480884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O354248075
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O53542480164
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]354248047
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3542480598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O3542480301
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3542480444



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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