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Locality Name:
Graulay (Graulai; Graulei; Grauley), Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 354
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 1797
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1797.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Graulay (Graulai; Graulei; Grauley), Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°16'35"N
Longitude: 6°40'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.276388888889,6.6730555555556

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ti V Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ti V Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBaryteBatisiteCalcite
CancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteEttringiteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGismondineGypsumGünterblassiteHarmotomeMagnetoplumbiteMalachiteMeliliteMica
NatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePseudobrookitePyroxeneSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SpinelThomsoniteTitaniteTridymiteVolborthiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Åkermanite  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Batiferrite  (*)Batisite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chabazite-K  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emmerichite  (*)
Ettringite  (*)Faujasite-Ca  (*)Flörkeite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Fresnoite  (*)Gismondine  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Götzenite  (*)
Günterblassite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hannebachite  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hielscherite  (*)Hillesheimite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kalsilite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)
Leucite  (*)Lileyite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)Oxyphlogopite  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Priderite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Scottyite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Vishnevite  (*)
Volborthite  (*)Willhendersonite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O63542480286
Åkermanite  (*)MeliliteCa2MgSi2O7354248050
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O354248046
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)335424801534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)35424803250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O635424802060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)354248011547
Batiferrite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteBaTi2Fe3+8Fe2+2O1935424805
Batisite  (*)BatisiteNa2BaTi2O2(Si2O6)2354248011
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS435424805516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248027770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O3542480310
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite(K2NaCa0.5)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O354248030
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S35424805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354248027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O35424803531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS35424804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O35424802970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235424809895
Emmerichite  (*)NoneBa2Ti2Na3Fe3+(Si2O7)2O2F235424802
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O354248093
Faujasite-Ca  (*)None(Ca,Na,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24·15H2O354248012
Flörkeite  (*)None(K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32]·12H2O35424806
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F35424802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF235424809617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)35424801188
Fresnoite  (*)MeliliteBa2TiO(Si2O7)354248017
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O3542480128
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O3542480167
Götzenite  (*)NoneCa4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2354248027
Günterblassite  (*)Günterblassite(K,Ca,Ba,Na,   )3Fe[(Si,Al)13O25(OH,O)4]·7H2O35424804
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35424806890
Hannebachite  (*)NoneCa(SO3)·0.5H2O354248012
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)3542480158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248014640
Hielscherite  (*)EttringiteCa6Si2[(SO4)2(SO3)2(OH)12]·22H2O35424801
Hillesheimite  (*)Günterblassite(K,Ca,Ba,   )2(Mg,Fe,Ca,   )2[(Si,Al)13O23(OH)6](OH)·8H2O35424802
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)635424802228
Kalsilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO4354248049
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2354248063
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)3542480233
Lileyite  (*)NoneBa2Ti2Na2Fe2+Mg(Si2O7)2O2F235424804
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248012537
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O35424801508
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O35424801236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3542480884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O35424802994
Oxyphlogopite  (*)MicaK(Mg,Ti,Fe)3[(Si,Al)4O10](O,F)235424805
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO33542480495
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O354248075
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O354248071
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)235424802273
Priderite  (*)CoronaditeK(Ti7Fe3+)O16354248041
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O53542480164
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835424809056
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O3542480177
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3542480598
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12354248054
Scottyite  (*)Not in a structural groupBaCu2Si2O735424805
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3542480444
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O3542480183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O3542480452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O35424804899
Vishnevite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite CancriniteNa8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O354248021
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O3542480155
Willhendersonite  (*)ChabaziteKCa(Si3Al3)O12·5H2O354248012
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4354248083
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO335424801247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)35424805251



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
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140773Graulay (Graulai; Graulei; Grauley), Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R140773
R141078Graulay (Graulai; Graulei; Grauley), Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141078
R140772Graulay (Graulai; Graulei; Grauley), Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R140772
R160006Graulay (Graulai; Graulei; Grauley), Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R160006


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