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Locality Name:
Fuchsbau Quarry, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 13173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuchsbau Quarry, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°1'50"N
Longitude: 11°54'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.030555555556,11.903888888889
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 Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sn Sr Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sn Sr Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteBerylChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteDufréniteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
KaoliniteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTopaz
Wardite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cyrilovite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O060
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O0139
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)0120
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60173
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)20210
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476


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