Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 13801
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13801.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°14'43"N
Longitude: 6°37'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.245277777778,6.6211111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Analcime	Apatite	Apophyllite	Baryte	Batisite	Beryl	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chabazite
Clay	Corundum	Cristobalite	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gismondine	Günterblassite	Harmotome
Ludwigite	Magnetoplumbite	Malachite	Melilite	Mica	Natrolite	None	Olivine	Perovskite	Pseudobrookite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Sepiolite	Sodalite	Spinel	Thomsonite	Titanite	Topaz
Tridymite

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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti V

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Analcime Apatite Apophyllite Baryte Batisite Beryl Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chabazite
Clay Corundum Cristobalite Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gismondine Günterblassite Harmotome
Ludwigite Magnetoplumbite Malachite Melilite Mica Natrolite None Olivine Perovskite Pseudobrookite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Sepiolite Sodalite Spinel Thomsonite Titanite Topaz
Tridymite

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Åkermanite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Andradite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Batiferrite ()*	Batisite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*
Chabazite-K ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Emmerichite ()*
Ettringite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Flörkeite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Fluorophlogopite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Fresnoite ()*	Gismondine ()*
Götzenite ()*	Günterblassite ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*
Kalsilite ()*	Leucite ()*	Lileyite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mullite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Perovskite ()*
Phillipsite-K ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Schüllerite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sodalite ()*
Thaumasite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tridymite ()*
Ulvöspinel ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Vésigniéite ()*	Vonsenite ()*	Willhendersonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Åkermanite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂MgSi₂O₇	354	248	50
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	354	248	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	354	248	2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	354	248	1534
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	354	248	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	354	248	11547
Batiferrite ()*	Magnetoplumbite	BaTi₂Fe³⁺₈Fe²⁺₂O₁₉	354	248	5
Batisite ()*	Batisite	Na₂BaTi₂O₂(Si₂O₆)₂	354	248	11
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	27770
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	354	248	310
Chabazite-K ()*	Chabazite	(K₂NaCa_0.5)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	354	248	30
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	354	248	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	354	248	1797
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	354	248	453
Emmerichite ()*	None	Ba₂Ti₂Na₃Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	354	248	2
Ettringite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₆Al₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·27H₂O	354	248	93
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	354	248	371
Flörkeite ()*	None	(K₃Ca₂Na)[Al₈Si₈O₃₂]·12H₂O	354	248	6
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	354	248	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	354	248	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	354	248	9617
Fluorophlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	354	248	47
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	354	248	1188
Fresnoite ()*	Melilite	Ba₂TiO(Si₂O₇)	354	248	17
Gismondine ()*	Gismondine	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄)O₁₆·8H₂O	354	248	128
Götzenite ()*	None	Ca₄NaCa₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	354	248	27
Günterblassite ()*	Günterblassite	(K,Ca,Ba,Na, )₃Fe[(Si,Al)₁₃O₂₅(OH,O)₄]·7H₂O	354	248	4
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	354	248	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	14640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O	354	248	85
Kalsilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄	354	248	49
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	354	248	233
Lileyite ()*	None	Ba₂Ti₂Na₂Fe²⁺Mg(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	354	248	4
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	12537
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	354	248	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	354	248	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	354	248	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	354	248	884
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	354	248	495
Phillipsite-K ()*	Harmotome	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	354	248	71
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	354	248	2273
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	354	248	164
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	354	248	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	598
Schüllerite ()*	None	Ba₂Ti₂Na₂Mg₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	354	248	5
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	354	248	241
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	354	248	444
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	354	248	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	354	248	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	354	248	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	354	248	1476
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	354	248	458
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	354	248	120
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	354	248	605
Vésigniéite ()*	None	Cu₃Ba(VO₄)₂(OH)₂	354	248	46
Vonsenite ()*	Ludwigite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	354	248	62
Willhendersonite ()*	Chabazite	KCa(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂·5H₂O	354	248	12

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00059	354	248		?-?						Yes		Cinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite	Hg	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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