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Locality Name:
Katharina II Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 17348
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17348.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Katharina II Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°35'39"N
Longitude: 7°52'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.594166666667,7.8725
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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteCopper
CovelliteDevillineDigeniteFluoriteGypsumLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupRocksalt
ScheeliteSphaleriteTetrahedrite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Anilite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Argentojarosite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Metauranospinite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Opal  (*)
Uranophane-β  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)35424802734
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4354248088
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)43542480246
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248058
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)235424805509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)635424801633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)35424801252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)35424804979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3542480925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S35424805707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O35424803531
Copper  (*)CopperCu35424803846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)63542480151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS35424804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O35424802970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3542480366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S35424801027
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS354248024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35424806890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)635424802228
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O3542480198
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3542480593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23542480987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248012537
Metauranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O354248014
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O3542480182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl35424801107
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63542480254
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O35424802994
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3542480144
Silver  (*)CopperAg35424805186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354248021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1335424801803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO35424801101
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO235424802718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO435424801655


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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