Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Oehrenstock (Öhrenstock), Langewiesen, Ilmenau District, Thuringia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 1831
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1831.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oehrenstock (Öhrenstock), Langewiesen, Ilmenau District, Thuringia, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Schorte Valley (Schurde)

Latitude: 50°39'36"N
Longitude: 10°56'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.66,10.944166666667

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: Ba C Ca F Fe H Mn O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe Mn O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBrauniteCalciteCorundumFluoriteNoneRutileSpinel

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Manganite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260260263673,6367411547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)2602600483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22602601636749617
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42602600350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260014640
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)260260163673770
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22602601636733106



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
sedcu-00442260260Permian     Yes Cu232754Ilmenau, Ilmenau District, Thuringia, GermanyIlmenauCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050390Oehrenstock (Öhrenstock), Langewiesen, Ilmenau District, Thuringia, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R050390
R040090Oehrenstock (Öhrenstock), Langewiesen, Ilmenau District, Thuringia, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R040090


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