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Locality Name:
Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 226090
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-226090.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Goldhausen
Road To Flechdorf

Latitude: 51°14'59"N
Longitude: 8°49'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.249722222222,8.8205555555556

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg Mg O P Pb S Se Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumDiasporeFluorite
GypsumMalachiteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O260260259566,59584470
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2260260259566,595843092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2260260259566,595845509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260260259566,5958411547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42602601595665516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260259566,5958627770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S260260259566,595845707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260259566,5958627198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2602601595662600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe260260159566281
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2602601595662970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22602601595669895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22602601595669617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26026015956624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2602601595667437
Gold  (*)CopperAu260260259566,5958430554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6260260159566121
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2602601595666890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326026015956614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32602601595665433
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)260260159566234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426026015956614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226026015958412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2260260259566,595865674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226026015956639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226026015956661156
Silver  (*)CopperAg2602601595665186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26026015956621482



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
sedcu-00438260260Permian       Cu226090Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, GermanyKorbachCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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