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Locality Name:
Maubacher Bleiberg, Untermaubach, Düren, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 174
Youngest recorded age at locality: 166

mindat Locality ID: 17591
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17591.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maubacher Bleiberg, Untermaubach, Düren, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°44'44"N
Longitude: 6°26'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.745555555556,6.4408333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Epsomite
Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

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 C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Epsomite
Gypsum Hexahydrite Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Vivianite

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Allophane ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*
Bieberite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Goslarite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Langite ()*
Lavendulan ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Richelsdorfite ()*	Serpierite ()*
Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	174	166	254
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	174	166	470
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	174	166	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	174	166	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	174	166	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	174	166	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	174	166	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	174	166	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	174	166	5509
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	174	166	132
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	174	166	50
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	174	166	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	174	166	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	174	166	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	174	166	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	174	166	925
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	174	166	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	174	166	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	174	166	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	174	166	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	174	166	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	174	166	144
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	174	166	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	174	166	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	174	166	9895
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	174	166	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	174	166	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	174	166	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	174	166	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	174	166	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	174	166	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	174	166	1689
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	174	166	251
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	174	166	2228
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	174	166	593
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	174	166	149
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	174	166	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	174	166	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	174	166	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	174	166	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	174	166	1107
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	174	166	492
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	174	166	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	174	166	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	174	166	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	174	166	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	174	166	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	174	166	177
Richelsdorfite ()*	None	Ca₂Cu₅Sb⁵⁺(AsO₄)₄(OH)₆Cl·6H₂O	174	166	57
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	174	166	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	174	166	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	174	166	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	174	166	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	174	166	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	174	166	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	174	166	5317
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	174	166	1655

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00206	174	166	170±4 (Rb-Sr, sph)	Rb-Sr			sphalerite				Sphalerite			17591	Maubacher Bleiberg, Untermaubach, Düren, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Maubach	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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