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Locality Name:
Epprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 1767
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1767.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Epprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°8'45"N
Longitude: 11°55'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.145833333333,11.922222222222

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylBismutiteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteMicaMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteTopaz
TourmalineZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismutite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydroxylherderite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
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)08803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)0716
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)0120
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F025
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)0119
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)0140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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