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Locality Name:
Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 21565
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21565.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Hasserode
Kleiner Birkenkopf
Schierke
Wernigerode Meteorite

Latitude: 51°48'16"N
Longitude: 10°44'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.804444444444,10.742222222222
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenolite
ArsenopyriteBaryteBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsum
HarmotomeHureauliteHydrotalciteIronKaoliniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMicaMixite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePerovskitePharmacosideritePrehnitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTourmalineVivianiteWoodwarditeWurtzite

93 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bismutoferrite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Guérinite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lagalyite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Mixite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rauenthalite  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Sainfeldite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Taenite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Yukonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22962891633973419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)296289163371254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)296289363379,63382,633938803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O296289163371470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22962891633742162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32962891633971534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)296289463370,63371,63387,633892734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O296289163371445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2962891633713250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O296289263371,63374194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3296289163371231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS296289363370,63371,633749052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O296289163371143
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6296289263370,63382919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2296289363379,63382,633875509
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6296289163371132
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O296289163371178
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3296289163371214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2962891633711966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32962891633711935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)296289163371716
Bismutoferrite  (*)KaoliniteFe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)29628916337151
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)429628916337179
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6296289363370,63371,633911633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2962891163370,63371,63374,63376,63379,63382,63384,63390,63391,63395,6339727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)296289463370,63371,63387,633894979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2962891633875707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22962891063370,63371,63376,63379,63382,63384,63385,63387,63389,6339127198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8296289163376577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42962891633983902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2962891633763531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82962891633711756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2962891633971025
Copper  (*)CopperCu296289263371,633893846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS296289463370,63371,63387,633894165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O296289363370,63382,633892970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O296289263371,63374366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2962891633871027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)296289663369,63381,63382,63393,63395,633978173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O296289163371814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2296289363382,63393,633959617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS296289763370,63371,63378,63379,63382,63387,6338924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)296289263380,633917437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS296289163371717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32962891633971544
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O29628916337131
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2962891633716890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O296289163376290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32962891063369,63370,63382,63383,63384,63387,63389,63390,63391,6339314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O296289663370,63371,63378,63382,63387,633891689
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O296289163371103
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6296289363370,63371,633781066
Iron  (*)IronFe2962891633981089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62962891633712228
Lagalyite  (*)NoneCa2xMn1-xO2·1.5-2H2O (x = 0.05-0.08)2962891633712
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2296289263370,63387987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2296289163371762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O429628916339314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2296289963370,63371,63376,63379,63382,63384,63387,63389,6339112537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl296289363370,63387,633891107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O296289163371168
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)229628916337117380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs296289163371633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3296289163371176
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2962891633712994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)296289463370,63391,63393,633952349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS296289163371767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O296289263371,63374124
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2296289163390112
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O296289263371,63374428
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O29628916337199
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)296289163371140
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O296289263371,63374309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22962891633971898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2296289363370,63371,6338239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl296289463370,63371,63378,633891725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22962892163369,63370,63371,63372,63374,63376,63378,63379,63380,63382,63383,63384,63385,63387,63389,63390,63391,63393,63395,63396,6339761156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2296289163371233
Rauenthalite  (*)NoneCa3(AsO4)2·10H2O29628916337123
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2296289163371317
Sainfeldite  (*)HureauliteCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O29628916337128
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2962891633932705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2962891633711153
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3296289163371531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)296289463370,63378,63382,633892473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS296289863370,63371,63374,63376,63378,63382,63387,6338921482
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)296289163398703
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132962891633875317
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi296289163398116
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22962891633972562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS2962891633981044
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)29628916337157
Yukonite  (*)NoneCa2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O29628916337129


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-00077296289 U-Pb, K-Ar, Rb-Sr    YesCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite, TischendorfiteHg22226Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Möller et al. (1984); Baumann et al. (1991)   

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061007Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R061007

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