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Locality Name:
Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 26975
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26975.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Germany": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Catterfeld
Goldberg
Gottlob Hill
Marienglasgrotte
Seebach Cliff
Tannkopf Mining Field

Latitude: 50°51'38"N
Longitude: 10°34'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.860555555556,10.568333333333

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 As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn O S Si Sn V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Mn O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteBaryteBixbyiteBrauniteCalciteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeFluorite
GypsumMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSpinelVolborthiteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Adelite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bixbyite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Copper  (*)Crednerite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gottlobite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Tangeite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wakefieldite-(La)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adelite  (*)AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)16359313
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1635941588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21635933092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16359311547
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3163593104
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16359327770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21635915171
Copper  (*)CopperCu1635933846
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO216359335
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21635959617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)263591,635937437
Gottlobite  (*)AdeliteCaMg(VO4)(OH)1635931
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1635946890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4163593350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3263593,6359514640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216359312537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216359317380
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21635933106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2363591,63593,6359561156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1635936417
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)16359360
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)216359346
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O163593155
Wakefieldite-(La)  (*)ZirconLaVO41635933



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