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Locality Name:
Schöne Aussicht Mine, Burbach, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 13168
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13168.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schöne Aussicht Mine, Burbach, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 C Cl Cu Fe H Hg N Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Cl Cu Fe H Hg N Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteCopper
CovelliteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteMiniumNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSulphurTetrahedriteUllmannite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Gerhardtite  (*)
Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Redgillite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)4052700254
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O4052700470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)40527002734
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)240527005509
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O74052700450
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)640527001633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)64052700359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)40527004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS40527002600
Copper  (*)CopperCu40527003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS40527004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O40527002970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270024243
Gerhardtite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)3405270024
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O4052700593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)24052700987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS240527005674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS40527001066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl40527001107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O44052700247
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O4052700309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl40527001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270061156
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O405270045
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)24052700454
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O40527001153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40527006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg40527005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS40527002045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1340527001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1340527005317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS4052700293
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)405270060



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
Emily000555405270Variscan     YesSideritePb, Zn1816Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySiegerlandWagner et al. (2002)10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00067-1AP17_225 


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