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Locality Name:
Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 393
Youngest recorded age at locality: 327

mindat Locality ID: 1818
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1818.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°53'26"N
Longitude: 10°25'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.890555555556,10.419444444444
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 Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti W Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBotryogenBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayColumbiteCopiapiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpsomiteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKhademite
KieseriteKobelliteKtenasiteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileRömerite
SphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteValleriiteVoltaiteZircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bianchite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Boyleite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Glauberite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)
Gunningite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Khademite  (*)
Kobellite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Retgersite  (*)Römerite  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scholzite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valleriite  (*)Voltaite  (*)Zincocopiapite  (*)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)39338308803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O3933830470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O39338301627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO239338302162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)39338302734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)43933830246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)39338303250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS39338309052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)239338305509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)393383011547
Bianchite  (*)HexahydriteZn(SO4)·6H2O393383040
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi39338301966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S339338301935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS439338305516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O393383045
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S113933830843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS339338301089
Boyleite  (*)StarkeyiteZn(SO4)·4H2O393383023
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)639338301633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)393383027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)63933830359
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO239338305171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)39338304979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3933830925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S39338305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2393383027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O39338303531
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O3933830382
Copper  (*)CopperCu39338303846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS39338304165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O39338302970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3933830366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)239338309895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS23933830246
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O3933830484
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)3933830551
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S123933830663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS393383024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S43933830192
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)23933830137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)39338307437
Gold  (*)CopperAu393383030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O3933830188
Graphite  (*)NoneC39338302812
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS3933830170
Gunningite  (*)KieseriteZn(SO4)·H2O393383048
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O39338306890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O3933830409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3393383014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O39338301689
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)3933830469
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)639338301066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S143933830784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)639338302228
Khademite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)F·5H2O393383015
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S35393383087
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O393383075
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3933830593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23933830987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S43933830249
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23933830762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)3933830451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4393383014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2393383012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS239338305674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O3933830915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S243933830158
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS239338305800
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O393383084
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2393383017380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]3933830716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS339338301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2393383039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO239338303106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl39338301725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S839338309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2393383061156
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O393383055
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O3933830115
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O3933830293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO239338305614
Scholzite  (*)NoneCaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O393383020
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3933830292
Silver  (*)CopperAg39338305186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)39338302473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS393383021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)3933830589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS39338302045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O3933830139
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO39338301101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1339338305317
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]3933830237
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O3933830111
Zincocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O393383011
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39338305251


4 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
Co-00077349331340U-Th-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Mo, Cu28664Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyRammelsbergBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00078351327339U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Mo, Cu28664Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyRammelsbergBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
sedexmvt-00123393383Middle Devonian host rock age      1818Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyRammelsbergTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00210393388Middle Devonian, Eifelian        1818Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyRammelsbergSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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