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Locality Name:
Alte Buntekuh Mine, Niederschelden, Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 13205
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13205.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alte Buntekuh Mine, Niederschelden, Siegen, 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: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcoalumiteChalcophyllite
ChalcopyriteClayConnelliteCopperCovelliteDevillineDiasporeGypsumKaoliniteKtenasite
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSulphur
TetrahedriteVivianite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Asbolane  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)
Osarizawaite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Redgillite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Richelsdorfite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)
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
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)40527002734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)44052700246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)40527003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS40527009052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O4052700143
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4405270079
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)640527001633
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O405270091
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O4052700194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270027198
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O4052700295
Copper  (*)CopperCu40527003846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)44052700109
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS40527004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O40527002970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O24052700144
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)240527009895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)40527007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O40527006890
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700103
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH4052700367
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)640527002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)440527005591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O4052700593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O4052700149
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)4052700770
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2405270017380
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O405270058
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64052700254
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)4052700492
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O405270040
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6405270064
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O4052700105
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)4052700140
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O4052700309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270061156
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O405270045
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)40527001711
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O405270057
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O40527001153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O4052700292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40527006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS40527002045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1340527005317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O4052700433
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O405270095



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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