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Locality Name:
Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 15123
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15123.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°45'20"N
Longitude: 7°53'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.755555555556,7.8980555555556

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 As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
CobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEnargiteEpsomiteGypsumKtenasite
LapieiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRoseliteRutileSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteWurtzitehauchecornite

75 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Euchroite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Langite  (*)Lapieite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Morenosite  (*)Mückeite  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parkerite  (*)
Pharmacolite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Roselite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S35424802793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS33542480315
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)35424802734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)235424803092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O3542480445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS35424809052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63542480919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)235424805509
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O33542480214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi35424801966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S335424801935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)3542480716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS435424805516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)635424801633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)63542480359
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S43542480154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S35424805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354248027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3542480966
Copper  (*)CopperCu35424803846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS35424804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O35424802970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S24354248043
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O23542480144
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3542480366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235424809895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS23542480246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS43542480910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O3542480814
Euchroite  (*)NoneCu2(AsO4)(OH)·3H2O354248024
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS354248024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)35424807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu354248030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O3542480188
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS8354248027
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248014640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)635424801066
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3542480593
Lapieite  (*)LapieiteCuNiSbS335424802
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)3542480581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23542480987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S43542480249
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS235424805674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS35424801066
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O354248084
Mückeite  (*)LapieiteCuNiBiS335424801
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As33542480176
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS3542480767
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2354248055
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O3542480105
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S43542480131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2354248039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO235424803106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835424809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2354248061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)35424801711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)23542480454
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O354248023
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O3542480142
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)35424806417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S43542480249
Silver  (*)CopperAg35424805186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs33542480531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)35424802473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354248021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)3542480446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S335424803418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS35424802045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1335424801803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO35424801101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1335424805317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS3542480293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O33542480369
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS33542480297



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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