Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 13795
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13795.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Nickenichite-bearing Fumarole

Latitude: 50°25'32"N
Longitude: 7°19'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.425555555556,7.3258333333333

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	Alluaudite	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chabazite	Chevkinite	Clay	Corundum	Cristobalite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Gillespite	Gypsum	Harmotome	Malachite	Mica	Milarite	Monazite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pseudobrookite	Pyroxene	Rutile	Sapphirine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite
Topaz	Tridymite	Vivianite	Volborthite	Wagnerite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Y Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alluaudite Alunite Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Baryte Beryl Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chabazite Chevkinite Clay Corundum Cristobalite Descloizite Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Gillespite Gypsum Harmotome Malachite Mica Milarite Monazite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pseudobrookite Pyroxene Rutile Sapphirine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Spinel Titanite
Topaz Tridymite Vivianite Volborthite Wagnerite Zircon Zirconolite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Andradite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*
Chabazite-K ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Cuprorivaite ()*	Dorrite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Fayalite ()*
Ferri-kaersutite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Goethite ()*
Grandidierite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Jeremejevite ()*	Leucite ()*	Liebauite ()*	Magnesioferrite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Mottramite ()*	Mullite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nickenichite ()*	Osumilite-(Mg) ()*
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Phillipsite-Ca ()*	Phillipsite-K ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Rhönite ()*	Roedderite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Schäferite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Spinel ()*	Tenorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tridymite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Vivianite ()*
Volborthite ()*	Wagnerite ()*	Wakefieldite-(Ce) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	354	248	0		470
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	354	248	0		1534
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	0		3250
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	354	248	0		2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	354	248	0		11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	1	61461	27770
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	354	248	0		94
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	354	248	1	61461	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	354	248	0		310
Chabazite-K ()*	Chabazite	(K₂NaCa_0.5)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	354	248	0		30
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	354	248	0		203
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	354	248	1	61461	3531
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	354	248	0		1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	354	248	0		1797
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	354	248	0		453
Cuprorivaite ()*	Gillespite	CaCuSi₄O₁₀	354	248	0		8
Dorrite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₃Fe³⁺₉]O₄[Si₃Al₈Fe³⁺O₃₆]	354	248	0		10
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	354	248	0		944
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	354	248	0		371
Ferri-kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺Ti)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	354	248	0		7
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	354	248	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	354	248	0		9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	354	248	0		1188
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	354	248	0		7437
Grandidierite ()*	None	MgAl₃O₂(BO₃)(SiO₄)	354	248	0		40
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	354	248	0		6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	354	248	0		158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	0		14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	354	248	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	0		2228
Jeremejevite ()*	None	Al₆(BO₃)₅F₃	354	248	0		15
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	354	248	0		233
Liebauite ()*	None	Ca₃Cu₅Si₉O₂₆	354	248	0		2
Magnesioferrite ()*	Spinel	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	0		98
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	354	248	0		1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	1	61461	12537
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	354	248	0		945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	354	248	0		1508
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	354	248	1	61461	362
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	354	248	0		78
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	354	248	0		884
Nickenichite ()*	Alluaudite	Na(Ca_0.5Cu_0.5)MgMg₂(AsO₄)₃	354	248	1	61461	3
Osumilite-(Mg) ()*	Milarite	KMg₂Al₃(Al₂Si₁₀)O₃₀	354	248	0		42
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	354	248	0		46
Phillipsite-Ca ()*	Harmotome	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	354	248	0		75
Phillipsite-K ()*	Harmotome	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	354	248	0		71
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	354	248	0		2273
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	354	248	0		164
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	354	248	0		9056
Rhönite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₈Fe³⁺₂Ti₂]O₄[Si₆Al₆O₃₆]	354	248	0		47
Roedderite ()*	Milarite	KNaMg₂(Mg₃Si₁₂)O₃₀	354	248	0		30
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	354	248	0		5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	0		598
Schäferite ()*	Garnet	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(VO₄)₃	354	248	1	61461	4
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	0		6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	354	248	0		444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	354	248	0		1934
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	354	248	0		1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	354	248	0		4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	354	248	0		1476
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	354	248	0		458
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	354	248	1	61461	605
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	0		636
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	354	248	0		155
Wagnerite ()*	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	354	248	0		61
Wakefieldite-(Ce) ()*	Zircon	CeVO₄	354	248	1	61461	9
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	354	248	0		5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	354	248	0		140

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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