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Locality Name:
Diekirch District, Luxembourg


mindat Locality ID: 2244
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2244.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diekirch District, Luxembourg": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Vianden
Wiltz
Wincrange

Latitude: 49°57'50"N
Longitude: 5°54'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.963888888889,5.9041666666667

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 Au Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteBaryteBerthieriteBrochantiteCalciteCetineiteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigenite
GeocroniteGravegliaiteGypsumKaoliniteKlebelsbergiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurUllmannite
WurtziteZinkeniteZircon

65 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Berthierite  (*)Brandholzite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cetineite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Coquandite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fülöppite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gravegliaite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Klebelsbergite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Mogánite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Peretaite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ranciéite  (*)Robinsonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Senarmontite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1782792734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21782793092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb178279363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)378274,78275,782793250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17827411547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4178279343
Brandholzite  (*)NoneMgSb2(OH)12·6H2O1782796
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6278274,782751633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)378274,78275,7827927770
Cetineite  (*)CetineiteNaK5Sb14S6O18(H2O)6001782797
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O278274,78275925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S278274,782755707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2378274,78275,7827927198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2178279162
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8178281577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41782793902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1782743531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81782791756
Copper  (*)CopperCu1782743846
Coquandite  (*)NoneSb3+6+xO8+x(SO4)(OH)x(H2O)1-x (x = 0.3)17827910
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1782744165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3178274802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O278274,782752970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4178279651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1782751027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2378274,78275,782799895
Fülöppite  (*)NonePb3Sb8S1517827955
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS278274,7827524243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23178279133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)378274,78275,782797437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17827930554
Gravegliaite  (*)GravegliaiteMn2+(S4+O3)·3H2O1782813
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O378274,78275,782796890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3378274,78279,7828114640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61782741066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14178279784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4278274,782795591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2178279230
Klebelsbergite  (*)KlebelsbergiteSb3+4O4(SO4)(OH)217827916
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1782791487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2378274,78275,7827912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2278274,782795674
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S317827987
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O17828143
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217827917380
Peretaite  (*)NoneCaSb3+4O4(SO4)2(OH)2·2H2O1782796
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17178279100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2378274,78275,7827939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21782743106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2478274,78275,78279,7828161156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O178274177
Robinsonite  (*)NonePb4Sb6S1317827939
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10178274312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21782795614
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3178279179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)278274,782756417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS378274,78275,7827921482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)178279446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31782793418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1782792045
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O178279433
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS178279293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3178279369
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42178279228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1782795251



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