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Locality Name:
Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 122497
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122497.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
In Den Dellen Quarries
Thelenberg
Wingertsberg

Latitude: 50°23'19"N
Longitude: 7°16'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.388611111111,7.2766666666667
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatite
AragoniteBaddeleyiteBaryteBerylCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChevkiniteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumCristobaliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEttringiteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeKaoliniteKieseriteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePseudobrookitePyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRhabdophaneRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinel
StarkeyiteStauroliteSteacyiteTitaniteTopazTridymiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

143 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anilite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)
Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Christofschäferite-(Ce)  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Davyne  (*)Dawsonite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ekebergite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferri-katophorite  (*)
Ferriakasakaite-(La)  (*)Ferriallanite-(La)  (*)Ferro-ferri-katophorite  (*)Ferro-richterite  (*)Ferrorhodonite  (*)
Ferrosilite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorcalciobritholite  (*)
Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluornatropyrochlore  (*)Forsterite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Götzenite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halloysite-7Å  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hiortdahlite  (*)Huttonite  (*)
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxymanganopyrochlore  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jacobsite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Laachite  (*)Låvenite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Leucite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mendigite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Nöggerathite-(Ce)  (*)Nosean  (*)
Opal  (*)Oxycalciopyrochlore  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Perrierite-(La)  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)
Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Sanidine  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Stefanweissite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Turkestanite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2354248361519,61520,615223419
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6354248361519,61520,61522286
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6354248361519,61520,6152243
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)354248361519,61520,615228803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)354248361519,61520,61522706
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)354248361519,61520,6152225
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O354248161523470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3354248361519,61520,615222353
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O354248361519,61520,6152246
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6354248361519,61520,61522966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5354248361519,61520,615221310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3354248361519,61520,615221534
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4354248361519,61520,6152288
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)354248261519,615201036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)354248361519,61520,615223250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6354248361519,61520,615222060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2354248361519,61520,615225509
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2354248361519,61520,61522238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)354248361519,61520,6152211547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)354248161519115
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2354248261519,61520101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248361519,61520,6152227770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O354248361519,61520,61522232
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO235424816152394
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354248361519,61520,6152227198
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2354248361519,61520,6152289
Christofschäferite-(Ce)  (*)Chevkinite(Ce,La,Ca)4Mn(Ti,Fe)3(Fe,Ti)(Si2O7)2O83542481615221
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O354248361519,61520,615223531
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6354248361519,61520,61522289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18354248361519,61520,615221008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3354248461519,61520,61522,615231797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161523453
Davyne  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite[(Na,K)6(SO4)0.5Cl][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]354248361519,61520,6152217
Dawsonite  (*)NoneNaAl(CO3)(OH)235424816151990
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O354248361519,61520,61522366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S354248361519,61520,615221027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6354248361519,61520,615224135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16354248361519,61520,61522300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2354248361519,61520,615229895
Ekebergite  (*)ColumbiteThFeNb2O83542481615191
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6354248361519,61520,61522944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)354248361519,61520,615228173
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O354248361519,61520,6152216
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4354248361519,61520,61522196
Ferri-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Fe3+)(Si7Al)O22(OH)23542481615199
Ferriakasakaite-(La)  (*)EpidoteCaLaFe3+AlMn2+(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)3542481615193
Ferriallanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Fe3+AlFe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3542481615192
Ferro-ferri-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si7Al)O22(OH)23542481615196
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)235424816151930
Ferrorhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Fe(Si5O15)3542481615223
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6354248361519,61520,6152284
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6354248361519,61520,6152283
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F354248361519,61520,615222740
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F35424816151919
Fluorcalciobritholite  (*)Apatite(Ca,REE)5(SiO4,PO4)3F3542481615196
Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)None(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F35424816151918
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2354248361519,61520,615229617
Fluornatropyrochlore  (*)None(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F35424816151910
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)354248361519,61520,615221188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)354248361519,61520,615227437
Götzenite  (*)NoneCa4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2354248361519,61520,6152227
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3354248361519,61520,615221544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O354248361519,61520,615226890
Halloysite-7Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4354248261519,6152052
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)354248361519,61520,61522158
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6354248361519,61520,61522741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248461519,61520,61522,6152314640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4354248361519,61520,61522407
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3354248361519,61520,6152221
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)354248361519,61520,6152237
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore  (*)None(Ca,Na,U,   )2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)35424816151910
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH354248161519367
Hydroxymanganopyrochlore  (*)Pyrochlore(Mn,Th,Na,Ca,REE)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)3542481615191
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6354248361519,61520,615221066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3354248361519,61520,615225433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4354248361519,61520,61522172
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248361519,61520,615222228
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2354248361519,61520,61522179
Laachite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Mn)2Zr2Nb2TiFeO143542481615192
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4354248361519,61520,6152258
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)354248361519,61520,61522581
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248361519,61520,61522233
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4354248361519,61520,61522229
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)235424816151980
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)354248361519,61520,615221487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248361519,61520,6152214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248361519,61520,6152212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2354248361519,61520,615225674
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)354248361519,61520,61522176
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O354248361519,61520,61522915
Mendigite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Mn2MnCa(Si3O9)2354248261519,615222
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)354248461519,61520,61522,61523945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O354248361519,61520,615221508
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)354248361519,61520,6152278
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2354248361519,61520,6152217380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248361519,61520,61522254
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248361519,61520,61522884
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6354248361519,61520,6152217
Nöggerathite-(Ce)  (*)Zirconolite(Ce,Ca)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O143542481615191
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O354248361519,61520,6152275
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O354248361519,61520,615222994
Oxycalciopyrochlore  (*)PyrochloreCa2Nb2O6O35424816151911
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)2354248361519,61520,6152246
Perrierite-(La)  (*)Chevkinite(La,Ce,Ca)4(Fe2+,Mn)(Ti,Fe3+,Al)4[(Si2O7)O4]23542481615192
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O35424816151975
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O35424816151971
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2354248361519,61520,615222273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6354248361519,61520,61522121
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5354248461519,61520,61522,61523164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2354248361519,61520,6152239462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3354248361519,61520,61522244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3354248361519,61520,61522147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8354248361519,61520,615229056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2354248361519,61520,6152261156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O354248361519,61520,6152266
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)354248361519,61520,615221711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)354248361519,61520,61522969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2354248161519148
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O354248361519,61520,61522293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2354248461519,61520,61522,615235614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8354248361519,61520,61522353
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248361519,61520,61522598
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)354248361519,61520,615226417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5354248361519,61520,615221516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3354248361519,61520,615221214
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)354248361519,61520,61522978
Stefanweissite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,REE)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O143542481615191
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl354248361519,61520,61522275
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O354248361519,61520,61522139
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)354248361519,61520,61522240
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O354248361519,61520,61522183
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)354248161523299
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2354248361519,61520,61522236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)354248361519,61520,615221006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O354248361519,61520,615224899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23542481615231476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248161523458
Turkestanite  (*)Steacyite(K,   )(Ca,Na)2ThSi8O20·nH2O3542481615199
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4354248361519,61520,6152283
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3354248361519,61520,615221247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)354248361519,61520,61522939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)354248361519,61520,615225251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7354248361519,61520,61522140


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
FKM-80In Den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-76-to-fkm-100/#FKM-80
R141069In Den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141069
R141089In Den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141089
R141091In Den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141091
R141090Pumice Quarries, Wingertsberg, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141090

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