Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 1800
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1800.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°24'18"N
Longitude: 7°20'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.405,7.3419444444444

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alluaudite	Alunite	Analcime	Apatite	Beryl	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Corundum	Cristobalite	Descloizite	Feldspar	Garnet	Gillespite	Malachite	Mica	Milarite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pseudobrookite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Sapphirine	Sodalite	Spinel
Titanite	Topaz	Tridymite	Volborthite	Zircon

Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cuprorivaite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dorrite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Indialite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Leucite ()*	Liebauite ()*	Magnesioferrite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mottramite ()*	Mullite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nickenichite ()*	Omphacite ()*
Osumilite-(Mg) ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhönite ()*	Roedderite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Sodalite ()*	Spinel ()*	Tangeite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tridymite ()*	Volborthite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alluaudite Alunite Analcime Apatite Beryl Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite
Clay Corundum Cristobalite Descloizite Feldspar Garnet Gillespite Malachite Mica Milarite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pseudobrookite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Sapphirine Sodalite Spinel
Titanite Topaz Tridymite Volborthite Zircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	354	248	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	354	248	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	354	248	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	354	248	3531
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	354	248	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	354	248	1797
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	354	248	453
Cuprorivaite ()*	Gillespite	CaCuSi₄O₁₀	354	248	8
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	354	248	4135
Dorrite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₃Fe³⁺₉]O₄[Si₃Al₈Fe³⁺O₃₆]	354	248	10
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	354	248	944
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	354	248	371
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	354	248	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	354	248	1188
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	354	248	5433
Indialite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅)O₁₈	354	248	24
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	2228
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	354	248	233
Liebauite ()*	None	Ca₃Cu₅Si₉O₂₆	354	248	2
Magnesioferrite ()*	Spinel	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	98
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	12537
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	354	248	362
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	354	248	78
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	354	248	884
Nickenichite ()*	Alluaudite	Na(Ca_0.5Cu_0.5)MgMg₂(AsO₄)₃	354	248	3
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	354	248	229
Osumilite-(Mg) ()*	Milarite	KMg₂Al₃(Al₂Si₁₀)O₃₀	354	248	42
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	354	248	2273
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	354	248	164
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	354	248	341
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	61156
Rhönite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₈Fe³⁺₂Ti₂]O₄[Si₆Al₆O₃₆]	354	248	47
Roedderite ()*	Milarite	KNaMg₂(Mg₃Si₁₂)O₃₀	354	248	30
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	354	248	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	598
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	354	248	1516
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	354	248	444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	354	248	1934
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)	354	248	60
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	354	248	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	354	248	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	354	248	1476
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	354	248	458
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	354	248	155
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	354	248	5251

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
	Hg-00059	354	248		?-?						Yes		Cinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite	Hg	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R141103	Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	https://rruff.info/R141103
R141100	Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	https://rruff.info/R141100
R141079	Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	https://rruff.info/R141079

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