Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Anna Mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 326
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 13825
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13825.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Anna Mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°52'0"N
Longitude: 6°8'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.866666666667,6.1458333333333

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.

Adranosite	Alum	Alunite	Amorphous	Arcanite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copiapite	Corundum	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Khademite	Langbeinite	Metavoltine	Mica
Millerite	Millosevichite	None	Not in a structural group	Picromerite	Pyracmonite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rhabdophane
Rocksalt	Rosenbergite	Sabieite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Tamarugite	Thermessaite	Vivianite	Voltaite

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg N Na Ni O Pb S Se Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg N Na Ni O Pb S Se Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adranosite Alum Alunite Amorphous Arcanite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copiapite Corundum Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kaolinite Khademite Langbeinite Metavoltine Mica
Millerite Millosevichite None Not in a structural group Picromerite Pyracmonite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rhabdophane
Rocksalt Rosenbergite Sabieite Sphalerite Sulphur Tamarugite Thermessaite Vivianite Voltaite

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Adranosite ()*	Adranosite-(Fe) ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Aluminopyracmonite ()*	Alunogen ()*
Ammonioalunite ()*	Ammoniojarosite ()*	Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Barberiite ()*	Bassanite ()*	Boussingaultite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clairite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Cryptohalite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Efremovite ()*	Galena ()*	Godovikovite ()*	Görgeyite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hydrokenoralstonite ()*
Indialite ()*	Khademite ()*	Kratochvílite ()*	Kremersite ()*	Lannonite ()*
Letovicite ()*	Litharge ()*	Mascagnite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Millerite ()*
Millosevichite ()*	Mullite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickelboussingaultite ()*	Opal ()*
Pickeringite ()*	Pyracmonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ravatite ()*
Rosenbergite ()*	Rostite ()*	Sabieite ()*	Salammoniac ()*	Sassolite ()*
Selenium ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*	Tamarugite ()*
Thermessaite ()*	Thermessaite-(NH₄) ()*	Tschermigite ()*	Voltaite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Adranosite ()*	Adranosite	(NH₄)₄NaAl₂(SO₄)₄Cl(OH)₂	326	0	4
Adranosite-(Fe) ()*	Adranosite	(NH₄)₄NaFe₂(SO₄)₄Cl(OH)₂	0	0	6
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	0	0	92
Aluminopyracmonite ()*	Pyracmonite	(NH₄)₃Al(SO₄)₃	0	0	3
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	0	0	272
Ammonioalunite ()*	Alunite	(NH₄)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0	0	11
Ammoniojarosite ()*	Alunite	(NH₄)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0	0	30
Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite ()*	Voltaite	(NH₄)₂Mg₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	326	0	3
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	0	0	1588
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	326	0	445
Barberiite ()*	Baryte	(NH₄)BF₄	0	0	3
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O	326	0	82
Boussingaultite ()*	Picromerite	(NH₄)₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	0	0	30
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	326	0	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	326	0	27198
Clairite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₄(OH)₃·3H₂O	326	0	8
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	326	0	382
Cryptohalite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂SiF₆	0	0	14
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	326	0	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	326	0	9895
Efremovite ()*	Langbeinite	(NH₄)₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃	326	0	13
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	326	0	24243
Godovikovite ()*	Sabieite	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂	0	0	19
Görgeyite ()*	None	K₂Ca₅(SO₄)₆·H₂O	0	0	11
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0	0	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	326	0	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	326	0	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0	0	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	0	0	251
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)	326	0	56
Indialite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅)O₁₈	326	0	24
Khademite ()*	Khademite	Al(SO₄)F·5H₂O	326	0	15
Kratochvílite ()*	None	C₁₃H₁₀	0	0	3
Kremersite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Fe³⁺Cl₅·H₂O	326	0	12
Lannonite ()*	None	HCa₄Mg₂Al₄(SO₄)₈F₉·32H₂O	0	0	2
Letovicite ()*	None	(NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂	0	0	18
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	0	0	139
Mascagnite ()*	Arcanite	(NH₄)₂(SO₄)	0	0	61
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	326	0	78
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	326	0	1066
Millosevichite ()*	Millosevichite	Al₂(SO₄)₃	0	0	20
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	326	0	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	326	299	17380
Nickelboussingaultite ()*	Picromerite	(NH₄)₂Ni(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	0	0	6
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0	0	2994
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	0	0	265
Pyracmonite ()*	Pyracmonite	(NH₄)₃Fe(SO₄)₃	0	0	5
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	326	0	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	326	299	61156
Ravatite ()*	None	C₁₄H₁₀	326	0	3
Rosenbergite ()*	Rosenbergite	AlF[F_0.5(H₂O)_0.5]₄·H₂O	0	0	4
Rostite ()*	Khademite	Al(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	326	0	10
Sabieite ()*	Sabieite	(NH₄)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂	0	0	9
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl	0	0	105
Sassolite ()*	None	B(OH)₃	0	0	31
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	0	0	143
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	326	0	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	326	0	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	326	0	275
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	0	0	87
Thermessaite ()*	Thermessaite	K₂AlF₃(SO₄)	0	0	2
Thermessaite-(NH₄) ()*	Thermessaite	(NH₄)₂AlF₃(SO₄)	0	0	2
Tschermigite ()*	Alum	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	0	0	81
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	0	0	111

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_0069	Mindat locality mineral list includes both the minerals found in the coal mine and the anthropogenic minerals from the burning coal dumps
Michelle_0070	Mindat locality mineral list includes both the minerals found in the coal mine and the anthropogenic minerals from the burning coal dumps. 'Age to other Locs' are localities listed in EG35_164 attached to the Upper Carboniferous time.

2 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
	Michelle_0069	0	0	Anthropogene		Age of new mineralization resulting from self-ignition							Alunogen, Ammonioalunite, Ammoniojarosite, Anhydrite, Barberiite, Boussingaultite, Cryptohalite, Godovikovite, Gorgeyite, Gypsum, Hematite, Hexahydrite, Kratochvilite, Letovicite, Litharge, Mascagnite, Millosevichite, Opal, Pickeringite, Alum-(K), Rosenbergite, Sabieite, Salammoniac, Sassolite, Selenium, Tamarugite, Tschermigite, Voltaite, Thermessaite, Pyracmonite, Adranosite-(Fe), Thermessaite-(NH4), Aluminopyracmonite		13825	Anna Mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Anna Mine	Stracher et al. (2014)		BOOK_CPFV3_2014	Age of secondary mineralization resulting from self-ignition. Anna mine was the largest producing coal mine in the region. Waste from the nearby coke furnaces was dumped over the mine tailings and spread over three dumps, Anna I, Anna II and Anna-Noppenberg. Both Anna I and II self ignited, likely burning extensively due to the high amount of residual coal in the waste. Se, Hg are introduced with the alteration.
	Michelle_0070	326	299	Upper Carboniferous		Age of coal deposit							Muscovite, Quartz		13825	Anna Mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Anna Mine	Harris and Matzat (1959)	10.2307/142398	EG35_164	Age of coal deposits in region. Anna, Maria, Gouley and Laurweg mines mentioned by name.

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