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


mindat Locality ID: 146069
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146069.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zell, Münchberg Metamorphic Complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Friedmannsdorf
Haidberg Quarry
Kleinlosnitz

Latitude: 50°8'13"N
Longitude: 11°47'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.136944444444,11.784166666667
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 K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChloriteClayFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaMillerite
NoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyroxeneQuartzSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitanite
Vesuvianite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Huntite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21582143419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1582138803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31582141534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1582143250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15821427770
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158214951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81582141756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61582144135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21582149895
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)415821469
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415821414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215821412537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1582141066
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1582141508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215821317380
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21582141898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2258213,5821461156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O158214241
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1582144899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21582142562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101582141395


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