Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Diethensdorf Quarry, Markersdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 20123
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20123.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diethensdorf Quarry, Markersdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Baryte	Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Corundum
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Spinel	Titanite
Tivanite	Tourmaline	Vivianite

Actinolite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Pseudorutile ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*
Titanite ()*	Vivianite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Ti

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Baryte Beryl Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Corundum
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Spinel Titanite
Tivanite Tourmaline Vivianite

37 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2353
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	708
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	518
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1008
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2994
Pseudorutile ()*	Tivanite	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2705
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	636

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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