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Locality Name:
Pfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 207

mindat Locality ID: 21614
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21614.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°35'39"N
Longitude: 11°8'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.594166666667,11.142777777778
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 C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteColumbite
DevillineDigeniteFluoriteGypsumLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteWavellite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anilite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Digenite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S29620702793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)29620702734
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4263207088
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)229620703092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)29620703250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS29620709052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)226320705509
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S112962070843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS326320701089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)296207027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)29620704979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2263207027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2632070966
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S26320701027
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)2962070551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF229620709617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S122632070663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS296207024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O29620706890
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)2962070469
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142962070784
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22962070762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2263207012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS229620705674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS26320701066
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2632070309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2296207039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl29620701725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829620709056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2296207061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)29620704894
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2632070292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)29620706417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS296207021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S329620703418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1326320701803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1326320705317
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O2962070374
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO426320701655


3 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)   
Co-00063263239251U-Th-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Mo, Cu1821Neudorf, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyStraßberg-NeudorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00064251207229U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Mo, Cu1821Neudorf, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyStraßberg-NeudorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 

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