Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 16818
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16818.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeLepidocrociteMarcasiteMilleriteNone
PyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)240527003092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)405270011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS440527005516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270027198
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O164052700227
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)40527007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3405270014640
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)4052700581
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)4052700770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS240527005674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS40527001066
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO240527003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270061156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)54052700206
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40527006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S340527003418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1340527005317


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
Emily000555405270Variscan     YesSideritePb, Zn1816Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySiegerlandWagner et al. (2002)10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00067-1AP17_225 

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