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Locality Name:
Oberstadtfeld, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 204386
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204386.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oberstadtfeld, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kahlenberg (Auf'm Kopp; Kallenberg)
Nerother Kopf

Latitude: 50°11'18"N
Longitude: 6°45'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.188333333333,6.7622222222222

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAmorphousAnalcimeApatiteBerylCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayCorundum
CristobaliteFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaMilariteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PerovskitePseudobrookitePyroxeneSapphirineSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTopazTridymiteVolborthite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Andradite  (*)Augite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Engelhauptite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Götzenite  (*)Hematite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mullite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rhönite  (*)Roedderite  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Schüllerite  (*)Scottyite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Tangeite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Volborthite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O354248161694470
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33542481616941534
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6354248261694,616952060
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816169427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3542481616943531
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183542481616941008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33542481616941797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161694453
Engelhauptite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCu3(V2O7)(OH)2Cl3542481616941
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3542481616942740
Götzenite  (*)NoneCa4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F235424816169427
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248261694,6169514640
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248161694233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O435424816169414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)235424816169412537
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)35424816169478
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248161694884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3542481616942994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S83542481616941512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3354248161694495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23542481616942273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5354248161694164
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83542481616949056
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]35424816169547
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O3035424816169430
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248161694598
Schüllerite  (*)NoneBa2Ti2Na2Mg2(Si2O7)2O2F23542481616945
Scottyite  (*)Not in a structural groupBaCu2Si2O73542481616945
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl354248161694444
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)35424816169460
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3542481616944899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23542481616941476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248161694458
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O354248261694,61695155



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
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   


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