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Locality Name:
Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 120998
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-120998.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Dernbach
Funkenhausen
Isenburg
Lorscheid
Niederhonnefeld
Puderbach
Raubach
Waldbreitbach

Latitude: 50°32'17"N
Longitude: 7°33'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.538055555556,7.5625

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenoliteBaryteBerthieriteBournoniteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
KaoliniteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMeneghiniteMilleriteNadoriteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosiderite
PhosphosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite
TurquoiseUllmanniteVivianiteWurtziteZinkenite

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Berthierite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Capgaronnite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcosiderite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hanauerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jaskólskiite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Kidwellite  (*)Kolbeckite  (*)
Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Nadorite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Perroudite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rosickýite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Variscite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S354248261546,615612793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)354248361546,61558,615612734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23542481615533092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481615613250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2354248261558,615615509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)35424816154611547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6354248161561132
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4354248161561343
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6354248261546,61558413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7354248261558,61561450
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11354248261558,61561843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3354248361556,61558,615611089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63542481615611633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr354248161546227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35424816156127770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6354248161558359
Capgaronnite  (*)NoneAgHgClS35424816154611
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2354248161546178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)354248361546,61558,615614979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354248561548,61553,61558,61561,6156327198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O35424816154677
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3542481615461382
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6354248261546,61558151
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4354248161558175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16354248161546227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS354248261558,615614165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O354248261558,615612970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2354248161558144
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4354248161561651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23542481615619895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248161561814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3542481615612740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS354248561546,61553,61556,61558,6156124243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O35424816154641
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)354248461546,61558,61559,615617437
Gold  (*)CopperAu354248261546,6155830554
Hanauerite  (*)Not in a structural groupAgHgSI3542481615462
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335424816156114640
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)635424816154682
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI354248161546180
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14354248161561784
Jaskólskiite  (*)MeneghiniteCuxPb2+x(Sb,Bi)2-xS5 (x ≈ 0.15)35424816156115
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2354248161561230
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)35424816154653
Kolbeckite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(PO4)·2H2O35424816154626
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O354248261558,61561593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2354248161546265
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)354248461546,61558,61559,61561581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2354248261558,61561987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248261558,6156112537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)354248161561770
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O35424816155842
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24354248161561158
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S335424816156187
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS3542481615581066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl354248261546,615581107
Nadorite  (*)NadoritePbSb3+O2Cl35424816155818
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248161561254
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)354248161558492
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl235424816154623
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O354248261546,61558428
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2354248161558142
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17354248161561100
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6354248161546170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248161561477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2354248461546,61553,61558,6156139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2354248361546,61558,615593106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3542481615461725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2354248661546,61553,61556,61558,61559,6156161156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)354248261556,615611711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2354248161561454
Rosickýite  (*)NoneS35424816155822
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O3542481615461153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21354248261558,61561165
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3354248161561179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3542481061548,61550,61551,61553,61554,61556,61558,61559,61561,615636417
Silver  (*)CopperAg3542481615465186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354248461553,61556,61558,6156121482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)354248161561446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33542481615613418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3542481615612045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13354248361556,61558,615615317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O354248161546433
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS354248161558293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3354248161561369
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O354248161546301
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42354248161561228



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
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050522Dernbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R050522
R060661Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R060661


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