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Locality Name:
Schaffhausen, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 134176
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134176.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schaffhausen, Switzerland": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Altdorf
Bargen
Beringen
Hallau
Neuhausen
Neunkirch
Ramsen
Schleitheim
Thayngen

Latitude: 47°45'59"N
Longitude: 8°40'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.766388888889,8.6677777777778
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 Ba C Ca Cr Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeBaryteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayDiasporeEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsum
KaoliniteLepidocrociteMarcasiteMelanteriteNonePyritePyroxeneRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SpinelTitaniteTridymite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chromite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Leucite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311142231534
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62114235,1142372060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111423911547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111422127770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11142391252
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411142213902
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1114229484
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11142437437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11142436890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)2114226,114242158
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42114225,1142415591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2114231,114233581
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)1114242233
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O42114231,114233229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43114223,114236,11423714899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1114241770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211142435674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1114243915
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1114235884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O111424275
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23114231,114233,11424339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211142413106
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1114223598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1114237301
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11142436417
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11142234899


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