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Locality Name:
Kupferberg, Münchberg Metamorphic Complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 146064
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146064.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kupferberg, Münchberg Metamorphic Complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Galgenberg
Peterlesstein

Latitude: 50°8'56"N
Longitude: 11°35'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.148888888889,11.592222222222
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayGarnetMalachiteMilleriteNonePrehnitePyroxeneQuartzRutile
SepioliteSerpentineSpinelTitaniteVesuvianite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
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)31581731534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15817327770
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158173951
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61581734135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6158173944
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415817314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215817312537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1581731066
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21581731898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215817361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21581725614
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O158173241
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1581734899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101581731395


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