Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ruhr Coal Mining Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 17734
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17734.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ruhr Coal Mining Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 67
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 44

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Bochum
Bottrop
Castrop-Rauxel
Dinslaken
Dortmund
Duisburg
Essen
Gelsenkirchen
Gladbeck
Herne
Herten
Kamp-Lintfort
Lünen
Marl
Moers
Moers-Hochstrass
Mülheim
Neukirchen-Vluyn
Oberhausen
Recklinghausen
Unna
Witten

Latitude: 51°31'54"N
Longitude: 7°2'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.531666666667,7.0452777777778

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.

Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Blödite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Covellite	Diaspore	Epsomite	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Matlockite	Melanterite	Metavoltine	Millerite
Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Römerite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Tamarugite	Voltaite	Wurtzite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg N Na Ni O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Blödite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Covellite Diaspore Epsomite Gypsum Halotrichite
Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Matlockite Melanterite Metavoltine Millerite
Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Römerite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Sulphur Tamarugite Voltaite Wurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunogen ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bianchite ()*	Blödite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Caracolite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*
Coquimbite ()*	Cotunnite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cumengeite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diaboleite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dypingite ()*	Eugsterite ()*
Ferrinatrite ()*	Fiedlerite ()*	Galena ()*	Glauberite ()*	Goethite ()*
Goslarite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*
Hydrocerussite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Laurionite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matlockite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Mendipite ()*	Mendozite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Millerite ()*	Minium ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mooreite ()*	Morenosite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Römerite ()*	Rosickýite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Salammoniac ()*	Sauconite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Siderotil ()*
Siegenite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*
Tamarugite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Thénardite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			2	60462,60489	272
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	60462,60489	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			6	60458,60462,60472,60475,60478,60489	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			1	60462	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	60462	3250
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			2	60462,60478	544
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			16	60443,60445,60458,60462,60464,60467,60470,60472,60474,60475,60478,60482,60484,60489,60491,60493	11547
Bianchite ()*	Hexahydrite	Zn(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	60489	40
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	60475	130
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	60462	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	60462	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			22	60445,60447,60448,60450,60452,60455,60458,60462,60464,60467,60472,60474,60475,60476,60478,60482,60483,60484,60486,60489,60499,60505	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	60462	359
Caracolite ()*	Apatite	Na₂(Pb₂Na)(SO₄)₃Cl			1	60489	20
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	60462,60489	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	60462	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	60462	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			15	60441,60445,60458,60462,60464,60467,60472,60474,60475,60476,60478,60480,60482,60484,60489	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			4	60445,60462,60475,60489	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	60462	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	60475	136
Cotunnite ()*	None	PbCl₂			2	60462,60489	54
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	60462	4165
Cumengeite ()*	None	Pb₂₁Cu₂₀Cl₄₂(OH)₄₀·6H₂O			1	60462	43
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	60462	2970
Diaboleite ()*	Perovskite	CuPb₂Cl₂(OH)₄			1	60462	57
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	60489,60499	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			17	60441,60445,60450,60455,60463,60464,60467,60472,60474,60475,60476,60478,60482,60486,60489,60498,60499	9895
Dypingite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O			1	60489	50
Eugsterite ()*	None	Na₄Ca(SO₄)₃·2H₂O			1	60482	32
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O			1	60475	25
Fiedlerite ()*	None	Pb₃Cl₄F(OH)·H₂O	0	0	1	60462	14
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			12	60441,60445,60458,60462,60464,60472,60474,60475,60478,60486,60489,60498	24243
Glauberite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂			1	60482	137
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	60462,60489	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	60462,60489	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			5	60445,60462,60475,60482,60489	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			6	60462,60472,60475,60478,60482,60489	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			5	60445,60462,60475,60489,60498	409
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	60475	251
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	60462	201
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	60445	2228
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)			1	60462	97
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			2	60462,60489	49
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	60462	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	60462	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			4	60462,60472,60478,60489	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			21	60441,60445,60448,60450,60452,60455,60458,60462,60464,60466,60467,60472,60474,60475,60476,60478,60482,60486,60489,60498,60499	5674
Matlockite ()*	Matlockite	PbClF			1	60462	29
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			4	60445,60462,60475,60489	915
Mendipite ()*	None	Pb₃O₂Cl₂			1	60489	17
Mendozite ()*	None	NaAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O			1	60475	28
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			4	60445,60462,60475,60489	78
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			16	60441,60445,60452,60455,60462,60464,60467,60474,60475,60476,60480,60482,60486,60489,60499,60501	1066
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	60462	247
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	60464	1508
Mooreite ()*	Not in a structural group	Mg₁₅(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₆·8H₂O			1	60489	2
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	60464	84
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	60464,60475	112
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	60462,60475,60489	254
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	60462	158
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			2	60462,60489	142
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	60475	265
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	60462,60489	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			19	60441,60445,60450,60455,60458,60462,60463,60464,60472,60474,60475,60476,60478,60483,60486,60489,60491,60498,60499	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	60478	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			16	60441,60455,60458,60462,60463,60464,60467,60470,60472,60474,60475,60476,60478,60483,60489,60498	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O			3	60445,60462,60475	115
Rosickýite ()*	None	S			1	60482	22
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	60445	293
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl			1	60498	105
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	60489	56
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			8	60441,60462,60464,60467,60472,60475,60480,60489	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O			5	60445,60464,60475,60482,60489	73
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O			2	60475,60489	84
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄			1	60475	249
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	60489	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			13	60445,60458,60462,60464,60466,60470,60472,60474,60475,60478,60486,60489,60498	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			7	60445,60462,60475,60478,60482,60489,60498	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O			1	60475	139
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O			3	60445,60475,60482	87
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	60462	1101
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	60489	299
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			2	60475,60489	111
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			1	60489	372

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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