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Locality Name:
Kuhlenberg Quarry, Silbach, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 14837
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14837.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kuhlenberg Quarry, Silbach, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°13'16"N
Longitude: 8°29'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.221111111111,8.4872222222222

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 As B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteAragoniteArsenopyriteAxiniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteDanburiteEpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteMarcasiteMilleriteNonePectolitePrehnite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteTalc

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Danburite  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Galena  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)20260
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O80148
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)0363
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)0589
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337



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