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Locality Name:
Pechbrunn, Marktredwitz, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 206232
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206232.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pechbrunn, Marktredwitz, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Großer Teichelberg (Teichelberg; Teichlberg)
Hirschentanz

Latitude: 49°58'0"N
Longitude: 12°9'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.966666666667,12.154166666667
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 As C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
CorundumCovelliteCubaniteFeldsparGismondineIronMarcasiteMicaNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteTalcThomsoniteValleriiteWurtzite

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Allophane  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Gismondine  (*)Hematite  (*)Idaite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Offretite  (*)
Okenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paranatrolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61585841022
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O158584470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1585841627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21585842162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21585843092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)258584,585863250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1585849052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61585842060
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41585845516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)258584,5858627770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1585845707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215858427198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41585843902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158584951
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1585844165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3158584802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61585844135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21585849895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6158584944
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)215858438
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1585842740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O158584303
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O158584128
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315858414640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4158584142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31585845433
Iron  (*)IronFe1585841089
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415858414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21585845674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1585841508
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)15858478
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215858417380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1585841236
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O158584471
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O158584146
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O15858471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1585842349
Paranatrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O15858419
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81585841512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215858439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81585849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215858461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21585845614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)158584598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O158584301
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51585841516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41585841934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21585843337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O158584452
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]158584237


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