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Locality Name:
Fischbacher Werk Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 21737
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21737.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fischbacher Werk Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°50'27"N
Longitude: 7°53'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.840833333333,7.8986111111111

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Andalusite	Anthonyite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brackebuschite
Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore
Gypsum	Koritnigite	Ktenasite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Xanthoconite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Andalusite Anthonyite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brackebuschite
Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Covellite Cubanite Diaspore
Gypsum Koritnigite Ktenasite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Meneghinite Mica Millerite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel
Sulphur Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Vivianite Wurtzite Xanthoconite

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Breithauptite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Calumetite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltkoritnigite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gladite ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Langite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Malachite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Namuwite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nisbite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Penroseite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polydymite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ramsbeckite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Safflorite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tsumebite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Zincite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	354	248	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	354	248	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	354	248	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	354	248	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	354	248	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	354	248	1089
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	354	248	175
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	354	248	359
Calumetite ()*	Anthonyite	CaCu₄(OH)₈Cl₂·3.5H₂O	354	248	11
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	354	248	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	354	248	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	27198
Cobaltkoritnigite ()*	Koritnigite	Co(AsO₃OH)·H₂O	354	248	32
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	354	248	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	354	248	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	354	248	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	354	248	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	354	248	9895
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	814
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	354	248	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	354	248	24243
Gladite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₅S₉	354	248	67
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	354	248	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	354	248	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	354	248	6890
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	103
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1066
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	354	248	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	354	248	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	354	248	139
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	12537
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	354	248	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	354	248	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	354	248	17380
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O	354	248	58
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	354	248	633
Nisbite ()*	Löllingite	NiSb₂	354	248	20
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	354	248	492
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	354	248	767
Penroseite ()*	Pyrite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	354	248	14
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	477
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	354	248	131
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	354	248	309
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	354	248	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	354	248	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	354	248	1725
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	354	248	84
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	354	248	68
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	454
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	354	248	317
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	354	248	142
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	354	248	5186
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	354	248	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	354	248	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	354	248	586
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	354	248	446
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	354	248	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	354	248	5317
Tsumebite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)	354	248	32
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	354	248	293
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	354	248	369
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	636
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO	354	248	98

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-00059	354	248		?-?						Yes		Cinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite	Hg	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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