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Locality Name:
Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 21252
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21252.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Friedrich Mine
Grauer Hecht Mine
Grüner Löwe Mine
Katharina I Mine
Katharina II Mine
Langhecker Hof
Maria Mine
Reich Geschiebe Mine
Weiße Grube

Latitude: 49°35'28"N
Longitude: 7°52'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.591111111111,7.8825
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 Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosiderite
ArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteDomeykiteEnargiteFluoriteGypsumLöllingite
LepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteNatroautuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskite
PharmacosideritePlancheitePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStannite
TetrahedriteTyroliteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Algodonite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anilite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Argentojarosite  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cattierite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)
Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Duftite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metauranospinite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Natrouranospinite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Plancheite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S354248261383,613882793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)354248161388254
Algodonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15)35424816138741
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)354248361383,61384,613882734
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S435424816138488
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23542481613873092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248261387,61388445
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4354248161384246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481613833250
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)635424816138458
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs354248361382,61383,61388379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O354248261383,61388194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3542481613839052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2354248661381,61382,61383,61384,61387,613885509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)35424816138311547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2354248361382,61383,61388172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6354248161383413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3542481613811966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4354248261381,613875516
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb354248161387175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6354248461382,61383,61384,613881633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248561381,61382,61383,61384,6138827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6354248261383,61388359
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS235424816138730
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)354248261383,613841252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)354248461382,61383,61384,613884979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O354248461382,61383,61384,61388925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S354248561381,61382,61383,61384,613875707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354248461381,61383,61387,6138827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O354248561382,61383,61384,61387,613883531
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS354248161382966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O354248261383,61388566
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)354248261383,61388363
Copper  (*)CopperCu354248461380,61382,61383,613843846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6354248161384151
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4354248261383,61388109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4354248161383175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS354248561382,61383,61384,61387,613884165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O354248561382,61383,61384,61387,613882970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O354248461382,61383,61384,61388366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S354248461383,61384,61387,613881027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2354248461381,61382,61387,613889895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As35424816138773
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)354248261382,61383220
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4354248361383,61387,61388910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248461382,61383,61387,61388814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23542481613879617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS354248561382,61383,61384,61387,6138824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)354248261383,613877437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O354248461382,61383,61384,613886890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248261386,6138714640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2354248161388201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248461382,61383,61384,613882228
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O354248261383,61384198
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O354248461382,61383,61384,61388593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O354248261382,61388149
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)354248161387581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2354248461382,61383,61384,61388987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4354248261387,61388249
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4354248161387198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248761380,61381,61382,61383,61384,61387,6138812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2354248361383,61387,613885674
Metauranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O354248261383,6138414
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O354248361383,61384,61388182
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS3542481613871066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl354248461382,61383,61384,613881107
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248261382,61384254
Natrouranospinite  (*)NatroautuniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2·5H2O35424816138313
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs354248161387633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3354248361382,61383,61388176
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)354248361382,61383,61388492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O354248461382,61383,61384,613882994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS354248161387767
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O354248261383,61384144
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O354248161383428
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O35424816138874
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248161382477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O354248261382,61383309
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3354248261387,61388733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2354248361383,61387,6138839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2354248361383,61385,6138861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)3542481613871711
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2354248461382,61383,61387,61388317
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)354248261382,613836417
Silver  (*)CopperAg354248461382,61383,61384,613885186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3354248461382,61383,61387,61388531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354248561382,61383,61384,61387,6138821482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13354248461383,61384,61387,613881803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO354248361383,61384,613881101
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O354248261383,61388245
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2354248361383,61384,613882718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4354248461382,61383,61384,613881655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O354248261382,61383185


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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