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Locality Name:
Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 13808
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13808.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°21'57"N
Longitude: 7°24'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.365833333333,7.4113888888889
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 B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti V Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumCristobalite
FeldsparGarnetGypsumMeliliteMicaMilariteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePseudobrookite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSapphirineSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTopazTridymiteVolborthite
WagneriteZircon

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jeremejevite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mullite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhönite  (*)Roedderite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wagnerite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
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)335424801534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)35424801036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)35424803250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O635424802060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248027770
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1835424801008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O335424801797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO23542480453
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235424809895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O63542480944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)3542480371
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6354248084
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F35424802740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)35424801188
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O73542480114
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)335424801544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35424806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O335424805433
Jeremejevite  (*)NoneAl6(BO3)5F3354248015
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O23542480179
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)3542480233
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4354248098
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248014899
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)354248078
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2354248017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3542480884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O354248075
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)35424802349
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O30354248042
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)235424802273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O53542480164
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2354248061156
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]354248047
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O30354248030
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO235424805614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3542480598
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO535424801516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3542480444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O435424801934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O35424804899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F235424801476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO23542480458
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O3542480155
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F354248061
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)35424805251


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
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   

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