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Locality Name:
Bayerland Mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 1771
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1771.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bayerland Mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°57'36"N
Longitude: 12°19'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.96,12.331666666667

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetGeocroniteGypsumMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileRömeriteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StauroliteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteValleriiteVivianiteVoltaiteWurtziteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Černýite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Falkmanite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hocartite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jordanite  (*)Kësterite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Römerite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stannite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Voltaite  (*)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
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb0363
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs0379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S110843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS301089
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Černýite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2CdSnS408
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS20162
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4054
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O20144
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Falkmanite  (*)NonePb3Sb2S6017
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS40163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S230133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS0170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hocartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteAg2FeSnS4031
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S30191
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S140784
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S230105
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4082
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)0140
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]0716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O0115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS40668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]0237
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O0111
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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