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Locality Name:
Zufurt Quarry (Zufuhrt Quarry), Tröstau, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 13176
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13176.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zufurt Quarry (Zufuhrt Quarry), Tröstau, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°1'11"N
Longitude: 11°54'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.019722222222,11.912777777778
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 As Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Na O P S Sb Si Sn Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Na O P S Sb Si Sn Ti U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMeta-autuniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartz
RutileSphaleriteStibniteTopazZircon

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Euclase  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)0120
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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