Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kaiser Franz Mine (König Wilhelm Mine), Schävenholz (Schebenholz; Schäbenholz), Elbingerode, Oberharz Am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 289

mindat Locality ID: 21555
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21555.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaiser Franz Mine (König Wilhelm Mine), Schävenholz (Schebenholz; Schäbenholz), Elbingerode, Oberharz Am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°46'35"N
Longitude: 10°46'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.776388888889,10.770277777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	None	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Serpentine	Spinel

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Caryopilite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Friedelite ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Manganosite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Takanelite ()*	Tephroite ()*

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 Cu Fe H Mn O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mn O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay None Olivine Pyrite Pyrosmalite Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Serpentine Spinel

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	296	289	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	296	289	27770
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	296	289	83
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	296	289	27198
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	296	289	40
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	296	289	350
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO	296	289	73
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	296	289	186
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	296	289	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	296	289	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	296	289	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	296	289	969
Takanelite ()*	None	(Mn²⁺,Ca)_2x(Mn⁴⁺)_1-xO₂·0.7H₂O	296	289	18
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	296	289	240

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00077	296	289		U-Pb, K-Ar, Rb-Sr						Yes		Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite, Tischendorfite	Hg	22226	Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany		Möller et al. (1984); Baumann et al. (1991)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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