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Locality Name:
Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Thuringia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 301
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 21795
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21795.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Thuringia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°29'60"N
Longitude: 11°30'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.5,11.506944444444
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 Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBeryl
BrochantiteBrookiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
CovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHarmotomeHeulanditeKaoliniteLinariteMarcasite
MicaMilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePrehnitePumpellyitePyrite
PyrophylliteQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphalerite
TetrahedriteTitanite

66 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)Berthierine  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Corkite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Parsonsite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6301299043
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)30129908803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3012990706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO230129902162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)30129902734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS30129909052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O30129901272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)301299011547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)3012990255
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4301299059
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23012990606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1830129904286
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)630129901633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO23012990700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)301299027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)30129904979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O3012990310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2301299027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)830129901756
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)63012990151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS30129904165
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O301299082
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)230129909895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)30129908173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F30129902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF230129909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS301299024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O30129906890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O3012990290
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S3012990237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3301299014640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O3012990246
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)430129905591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3012990593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O30129901271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23012990987
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS230129905674
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O3012990156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS230129905800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3012990945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2301299017380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43012990112
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O3012990471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O30129902994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)30129902349
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)2301299063
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O3012990182
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63012990170
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)230129901898
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O301299030
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2301299039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl30129901725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)23012990771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2301299061156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2301299088
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)30129901711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO230129905614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)30129904894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)30129906417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)30129902473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS301299021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330129905317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O30129904899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O30129901059
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3012990890
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO430129901655


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
Mo-00183301299300±1Re-Os molybdeniteGE99-HE1  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, WulfeniteMo21795Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Thuringia, GermanyHennebergHannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 

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