Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Rockeskyller Kopf (Kyller Kopf) Summit, Rockeskyll Volcanic Complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 354
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.317

mindat Locality ID: 290769
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-290769.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rockeskyller Kopf (Kyller Kopf) Summit, Rockeskyll Volcanic Complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°15'12"N
Longitude: 6°40'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.253333333333,6.6808333333333

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 F Fe K Mg Na O P Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe K Mg Na O P Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteApatiteCalciteNonePerovskitePyroxeneSpinelTridymite

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53540.31701310
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63540.31702060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3540.317027770
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3540.31702740
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43540.317014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3540.3170884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO33540.3170495



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000566MAGMATIC STYLE: Diatreme filled with tuffisite amongst which are spheroidal, cored carbonatite lapilli. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Xenoliths of calcite-bearing vishnevite syenite and phonolite and sanidine megacrysts.
Jen_0000567MAGMATIC STYLE: Diatreme filled with tuffisite amongst which are spheroidal, cored carbonatite lapilli. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Xenoliths of calcite-bearing vishnevite syenite and phonolite and sanidine megacrysts.
Jen_0000568MAGMATIC STYLE: Diatreme filled with tuffisite amongst which are spheroidal, cored carbonatite lapilli. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Xenoliths of calcite-bearing vishnevite syenite and phonolite and sanidine megacrysts.


4 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)   
Jen_00005660.50.50.5K-Ar    Yes  105701Auf Dickel (incl. Nonnental), Rockeskyll Volcanic Complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyAuf DickelWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_00005670.3970.3170.357±0.04K-Ar    Yes  105701Auf Dickel (incl. Nonnental), Rockeskyll Volcanic Complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyAuf DickelWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_00005680.6610.6010.631±0.03K-Ar    Yes  105701Auf Dickel (incl. Nonnental), Rockeskyll Volcanic Complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyAuf DickelWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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