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Locality Name:
Heß Quarry, Wurlitz, Oberkotzau, Münchberg Metamorphic Complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 18097
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18097.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Heß Quarry, Wurlitz, Oberkotzau, Münchberg Metamorphic Complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°15'12"N
Longitude: 11°58'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.253333333333,11.977777777778
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 C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetMalachiteMilleriteNickelineNonePentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteVesuvianite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Grossular  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sepiolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30495
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O0241
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025


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