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Locality Name:
Einheit Mine, Elbingerode, Oberharz Am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 21994
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21994.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Einheit Mine, Elbingerode, Oberharz Am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	Gypsum	Melanterite	Millerite
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Voltaite	Wurtzite

Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Millerite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Romanèchite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Voltaite ()*
Wurtzite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Gypsum Melanterite Millerite
None Pyrite Quartz Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Voltaite Wurtzite

26 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	296	289	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	296	289	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	296	289	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	296	289	27198
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	296	289	599
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	296	289	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	296	289	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	296	289	7437
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)	296	289	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	296	289	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	296	289	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	296	289	14640
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	296	289	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	296	289	14899
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	296	289	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	296	289	1066
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	296	289	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	296	289	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	296	289	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	296	289	1711
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	296	289	312
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	296	289	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	296	289	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	296	289	2045
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	296	289	111
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	296	289	372

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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