Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 13787
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13787.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°24'15"N
Longitude: 7°13'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.404166666667,7.2319444444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Beryl	Bixbyite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Chabazite	Corundum	Cristobalite	Ettringite	Feldspar	Garnet	Gillespite	Hydrotalcite	Iron	Malachite
Mica	Milarite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pseudobrookite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sapphirine	Sodalite	Spinel	Spurrite-Afwillite	Titanite	Tobermorite	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 B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti V

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Beryl Bixbyite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite
Chabazite Corundum Cristobalite Ettringite Feldspar Garnet Gillespite Hydrotalcite Iron Malachite
Mica Milarite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pseudobrookite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sapphirine Sodalite Spinel Spurrite-Afwillite Titanite Tobermorite Topaz Tridymite Volborthite

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Afwillite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Augite ()*	Bixbyite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Cuprorivaite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dorrite ()*	Eifelite ()*
Ettringite ()*	Ferri-fluoro-katophorite ()*	Ferri-kaersutite ()*	Ferri-obertiite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hydrocalumite ()*	Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jeremejevite ()*	Kaersutite ()*
Kuzelite ()*	Leucite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mullite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Opal ()*	Osumilite-(Mg) ()*	Oxyphlogopite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Roedderite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Schäferite ()*	Sellaite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Spinel ()*
Strätlingite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tobermorite ()*	Topaz ()*
Tridymite ()*	Volborthite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite ()*	Spurrite-Afwillite	Ca₃[SiO₄][SiO₂(OH)₂]·2H₂O	354	248	41
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	354	248	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	354	248	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	354	248	2060
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃	354	248	104
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	27770
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	354	248	310
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
Cuprorivaite ()*	Gillespite	CaCuSi₄O₁₀	354	248	8
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	354	248	9895
Dorrite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₃Fe³⁺₉]O₄[Si₃Al₈Fe³⁺O₃₆]	354	248	10
Eifelite ()*	Milarite	KNa₂(MgNa)(Mg₃Si₁₂)O₃₀	354	248	2
Ettringite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₆Al₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·27H₂O	354	248	93
Ferri-fluoro-katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₇Al)O₂₂F₂	354	248	2
Ferri-kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	354	248	7
Ferri-obertiite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂	354	248	2
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	354	248	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	354	248	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	354	248	24243
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	354	248	158
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	354	248	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	14640
Hydrocalumite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(Cl,CO₃,OH)₂·4H₂O	354	248	30
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	354	248	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	2228
Jeremejevite ()*	None	Al₆(BO₃)₅F₃	354	248	15
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	354	248	179
Kuzelite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(SO₄)·6H₂O	354	248	4
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
Osumilite-(Mg) ()*	Milarite	KMg₂Al₃(Al₂Si₁₀)O₃₀	354	248	42
Oxyphlogopite ()*	Mica	K(Mg,Ti,Fe)₃[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](O,F)₂	354	248	5
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	354	248	164
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	354	248	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	61156
Roedderite ()*	Milarite	KNaMg₂(Mg₃Si₁₂)O₃₀	354	248	30
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	354	248	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	598
Schäferite ()*	Garnet	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(VO₄)₃	354	248	4
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	354	248	46
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	354	248	1516
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	354	248	444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	354	248	1934
Strätlingite ()*	None	Ca₂Al(Si,Al)₂O₂(OH)₁₀·2.25H₂O	354	248	11
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	354	248	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	354	248	4899
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	354	248	114
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
R141092	Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	https://rruff.info/R141092

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