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Locality Name:
Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 15203
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15203.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Altenglan
Lauterecken-Wolfstein
Pfeffelbach
Reichweiler

Latitude: 49°32'42"N
Longitude: 7°25'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.545,7.4297222222222
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: Ag Al As B Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAnalcimeApatiteApophylliteAragoniteAutuniteBaddeleyiteBaryteBrookite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCristobalite
DescloiziteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHarmotome
KaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPectolitePhosphuranylitePrehnitePumpellyitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calomel  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Corderoite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)Heinrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)
Julgoldite-(Fe2+)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Metacinnabar  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Moschellandsbergite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)354248261422,614388803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O3542481614381627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2354248361420,61425,614352162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33542481614381534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23542481614233092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481614423250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63542481614382060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23542481614255509
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)354248161438161
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2354248161438238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3542481261422,61423,61425,61427,61430,61431,61432,61434,61435,61436,61438,6144211547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4354248261425,614385516
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2354248161420700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248561422,61423,61425,61438,6144227770
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl354248261423,6143491
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2354248161442309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3542481614254979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354248661422,61423,61425,61435,61438,6144227198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl354248261434,614361382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3542481614253531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS3542481161422,61423,61425,61427,61430,61431,61432,61434,61435,61436,614382600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)83542481614251756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3542481614381025
Corderoite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl235424816143516
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33542481614251797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3542481614354165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161435453
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)354248161438498
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4354248161425651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3542481614251027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16354248161425300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2354248461423,61425,61438,614429895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)354248261422,614388173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248261425,61438814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3542481614252740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O354248161438303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2354248361422,61438,614429617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS354248661422,61423,61425,61434,61436,6143824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)354248661422,61423,61425,61435,61438,614427437
Graphite  (*)NoneC354248261425,614422812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS354248161438717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3354248261425,614381544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3542481614336890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O354248261422,61438290
Heinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O35424816143318
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248761422,61425,61430,61432,61435,61438,6144214640
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O354248161442144
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16354248161433243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33542481614385433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI354248161433180
Julgoldite-(Fe2+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe2+Fe3+2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O35424816143815
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4354248261434,614365591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O354248161438593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O3542481614221271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)354248261435,61438581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O435424816143814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248261425,6143812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2354248861422,61423,61425,61431,61432,61434,61436,614385674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O354248261434,61436915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg354248361423,61434,61438397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS354248161423255
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O354248161435443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O354248161435182
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23542481614385800
Moschellandsbergite  (*)NoneAg2Hg335424816143324
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)354248161425362
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O3542481614381236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O354248261435,614422994
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)354248261422,61438363
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O354248161435182
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2354248261422,614381898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23542481061422,61423,61425,61427,61431,61432,61434,61435,61436,6143839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2354248361434,61436,614383106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83542481614389056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23542481161422,61423,61425,61430,61433,61434,61436,61438,61440,61441,6144261156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10354248161435312
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)354248261432,614426417
Silver  (*)CopperAg354248261422,614385186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354248361422,61435,6143821482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)354248161435446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33542481614333418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13354248361432,61433,614355317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3542481614384899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O3542481614331059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23542481614352718
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O354248161433185
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)354248361422,61438,614425251


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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