Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 12427
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12427.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°11'35"N
Longitude: 10°40'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.193055555556,10.6825

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	Analcime	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Corundum	Cristobalite	Dachiardite	Ettringite	Feldspar	Garnet	Gismondine	Gypsum	Gyrolite
Hydrotalcite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Perovskite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodesite	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Spurrite-Afwillite
Starkeyite	Thomsonite	Tobermorite	Tridymite	Vivianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Analcime Apophyllite Aragonite Baryte Beryl Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Corundum Cristobalite Dachiardite Ettringite Feldspar Garnet Gismondine Gypsum Gyrolite
Hydrotalcite Malachite Marcasite Mica Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Perovskite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodesite Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Spurrite-Afwillite
Starkeyite Thomsonite Tobermorite Tridymite Vivianite Wollastonite Zircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:

Afwillite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Dachiardite-Na ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Ettringite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*
Galaxite ()*	Garronite-Ca ()*	Gismondine ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Gyrolite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hydrocalumite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*
Hydrotalcite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jennite ()*	Katoite ()*	Kuzelite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Leucite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meixnerite ()*	Merlinoite ()*	Mesolite ()*
Microcline ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Népouite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Nordstrandite ()*	Offretite ()*	Okenite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Paranatrolite ()*	Perovskite ()*
Plombièrite ()*	Portlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodesite ()*	Riversideite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Saponite ()*	Scawtite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tobermorite ()*	Tridymite ()*
Vivianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite ()*	Spurrite-Afwillite	Ca₃[SiO₄][SiO₂(OH)₂]·2H₂O	41
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3250
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	951
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1008
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	453
Dachiardite-Na ()*	Dachiardite	Na₄(Si₂₀Al₄)O₄₈·13H₂O	22
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	944
Ettringite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₆Al₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·27H₂O	93
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	303
Galaxite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	43
Garronite-Ca ()*	Gismondine	Ca₃(Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂)·14H₂O	66
Gismondine ()*	Gismondine	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄)O₁₆·8H₂O	128
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	142
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	407
Hydrocalumite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(Cl,CO₃,OH)₂·4H₂O	30
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	341
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₆(H₂O)₄	87
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Jennite ()*	None	Ca₉(Si₃O₉)₂(OH)₆·8H₂O	18
Katoite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(OH)₁₂	9
Kuzelite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(SO₄)·6H₂O	4
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1271
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	233
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	359
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Meixnerite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂(OH)₁₆(OH)₂·4H₂O	5
Merlinoite ()*	None	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄·24H₂O	17
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	425
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4924
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	884
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	66
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	471
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	64
Offretite ()*	Not in a structural group	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O	146
Okenite ()*	None	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆·18H₂O	71
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	306
Paranatrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	19
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	495
Plombièrite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂(H₂O)₂·(Ca·5H₂O)	28
Portlandite ()*	Brucite	Ca(OH)₂	51
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rhodesite ()*	Rhodesite	KHCa₂Si₈O₁₉·5H₂O	11
Riversideite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₅Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂·2H₂O	5
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	301
Scawtite ()*	None	Ca₇(Si₃O₉)₂(CO₃)·2H₂O	25
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1934
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	452
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	114
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	458
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	636
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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