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Locality Name:
Wilnsdorf, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 19892
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19892.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wilnsdorf, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Flammersdorf
Landeskrone Mine (Landskrone Mine)
Marie Mine
Niederdielfen
Oberdielfen
Rödgen
Wilden

Latitude: 50°48'56"N
Longitude: 8°6'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.815555555556,8.1036111111111
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiasporeDundasiteKtenasite
LepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltRutileSpangoliteSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteWurtzite

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bechererite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)
Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)
Dundasite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Legrandite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Namuwite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Redgillite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rosickýite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Susannite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)
Valentinite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)405270260907,609092734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4052701609073250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4052701609189052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6405270160907919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)40527016090911547
Bechererite  (*)NoneZn7Cu(OH)13[SiO(OH)3(SO4)]40527016090716
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7405270160907450
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3405270160918214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34052701609181935
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)440527016090779
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6405270260907,609091633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)405270260907,6091827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6405270160907359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)405270360907,60909,609184979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4405270160918352
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O405270260907,60909925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270360907,60909,6091827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8405270160907577
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS4052701609072600
Copper  (*)CopperCu405270260907,609093846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6405270260909,60910151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4052701609074165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3405270160918802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O405270260907,609092970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2405270260907,60909144
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O40527016090797
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270360907,60909,6091824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)405270360907,60909,609187437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3405270260909,6091814640
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)640527016090582
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270160907103
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)64052701609071066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14405270160918784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64052701609072228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O405270260907,60909593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2405270160907265
Legrandite  (*)NoneZn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O40527016090720
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)405270160909581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2405270160907987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270360907,60909,6091812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24052701609095674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2405270160918300
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS4052701609091066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl4052701609071107
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O40527016090758
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS405270160909767
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6405270160905477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O405270160907309
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34052701609181425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270360907,60909,6091839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2405270260909,609183106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl405270560905,60907,60909,60910,609181725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270360907,60909,6091861156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O40527016090768
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O40527016090745
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2405270160907454
Rosickýite  (*)NoneS40527016090722
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O405270160907142
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21405270160918165
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O405270160907292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)405270360907,60909,609186417
Silver  (*)CopperAg405270260907,609185186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)405270260907,609092473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O405270160907105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270360907,60909,6091821482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)405270160918446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3405270260909,609183418
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)240527016090799
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13405270260907,609185317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS405270360906,60909,60918293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3405270160909369
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3405270160918297


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
Emily000555405270Variscan     YesSideritePb, Zn1816Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySiegerlandWagner et al. (2002)10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00067-1AP17_225 

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