Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kahlenberg (Auf'm Kopp; Kallenberg), Oberstadtfeld, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 13178
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13178.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kahlenberg (Auf'm Kopp; Kallenberg), Oberstadtfeld, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°10'59"N
Longitude: 6°45'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.183055555556,6.7652777777778

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Amorphous	Analcime	Apatite	Beryl	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum
Cristobalite	Feldspar	Garnet	Malachite	Mica	Milarite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Pseudobrookite	Pyroxene	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite	Topaz	Tridymite	Volborthite

Allophane ()*	Andradite ()*	Augite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Engelhauptite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Götzenite ()*	Hematite ()*	Leucite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mullite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Opal ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Roedderite ()*	Sanidine ()*
Schüllerite ()*	Scottyite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Tangeite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tridymite ()*	Volborthite ()*

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti V

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Amorphous Analcime Apatite Beryl Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum
Cristobalite Feldspar Garnet Malachite Mica Milarite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite
Perovskite Pseudobrookite Pyroxene Sodalite Spinel Titanite Topaz Tridymite Volborthite

33 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	354	248	470
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	354	248	1534
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	354	248	2060
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	354	248	3531
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	354	248	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	354	248	1797
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	354	248	453
Engelhauptite ()*	Not in a structural group	KCu₃(V₂O₇)(OH)₂Cl	354	248	1
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	354	248	2740
Götzenite ()*	None	Ca₄NaCa₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	354	248	27
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	14640
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	354	248	233
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	12537
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	354	248	78
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	354	248	884
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	354	248	2994
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	354	248	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	354	248	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	354	248	2273
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	354	248	164
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	354	248	9056
Roedderite ()*	Milarite	KNaMg₂(Mg₃Si₁₂)O₃₀	354	248	30
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	598
Schüllerite ()*	None	Ba₂Ti₂Na₂Mg₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	354	248	5
Scottyite ()*	Not in a structural group	BaCu₂Si₂O₇	354	248	5
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	354	248	444
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)	354	248	60
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	354	248	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	354	248	1476
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	354	248	458
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	354	248	155

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00059	354	248		?-?						Yes		Cinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite	Hg	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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