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Locality Name:
Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 229345
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229345.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Eppelsberg
Nickenicher Hummerich
Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel)
Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg)

Latitude: 50°24'39"N
Longitude: 7°19'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.410833333333,7.3244444444444
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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlluauditeAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBaryteBeryl
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteChalcopyriteChevkiniteClayCorundumCristobaliteDescloiziteDiaspore
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGillespiteGypsumHarmotomeMalachiteMicaMilariteMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePseudobrookitePyroxeneQuartzRutileSapphirineSmectite-vermiculite
SodaliteSpinelTitaniteTopazTridymiteVivianiteVolborthiteWagneriteZirconZirconolite

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chabazite-K  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cuprorivaite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dorrite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferri-kaersutite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grandidierite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Indialite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Jeremejevite  (*)Leucite  (*)Liebauite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Mullite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nickenichite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)
Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhönite  (*)Roedderite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schäferite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Tangeite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Volborthite  (*)
Wagnerite  (*)Wakefieldite-(Ce)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O354248161460470
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3354248261460,614621534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)3542481614621036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481614603250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6354248261460,614622060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23542481614605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)35424816146011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248361460,61461,6146227770
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO235424816146094
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3542481614614979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O354248161460310
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite(K2NaCa0.5)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O35424816146030
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816146227198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl354248161460203
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O354248361460,61461,614623531
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18354248261460,614621008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3354248261460,614621797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248261460,61462453
Cuprorivaite  (*)GillespiteCaCuSi4O10354248261460,614628
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63542481614624135
Dorrite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg3Fe3+9]O4[Si3Al8Fe3+O36]354248261460,6146210
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6354248261460,61462944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)354248261460,61462371
Ferri-kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)(Si6Al2)O22O23542481614607
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F354248261460,614622740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23542481614609617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)354248261460,614621188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3542481614607437
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)35424816146040
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3542481614606890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)354248161460158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248261460,6146214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3354248261460,614625433
Indialite  (*)BerylMg2Al3(AlSi5)O1835424816146224
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248261460,614622228
Jeremejevite  (*)NoneAl6(BO3)5F335424816146015
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248261460,61462233
Liebauite  (*)NoneCa3Cu5Si9O26354248261460,614622
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4354248261460,6146298
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)3542481614601487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248261460,6146214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248361460,61461,6146212537
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)354248161460945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3542481614601508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)354248261461,61462362
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)354248261460,6146278
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248261460,61462884
Nickenichite  (*)AlluauditeNa(Ca0.5Cu0.5)MgMg2(AsO4)3354248261461,614623
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6354248161462229
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O30354248261460,6146242
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)235424816146046
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O35424816146075
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O35424816146071
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2354248261460,614622273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5354248261460,61462164
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3354248161462341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83542481614609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816146261156
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]354248261460,6146247
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O30354248261460,6146230
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2354248261460,614625614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248261460,61462598
Schäferite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mg2(VO4)33542481614614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3542481614606417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53542481614621516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl354248261460,61462444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4354248261460,614621934
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)35424816146260
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO354248261460,614621101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O354248261460,614624899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2354248261460,614621476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248261460,61462458
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl354248161461605
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O354248161460636
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O354248261460,61462155
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F35424816146061
Wakefieldite-(Ce)  (*)ZirconCeVO43542481614619
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)354248261460,614625251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7354248161460140


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
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R141103Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141103
R141100Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141100
R141079Nickenicher Weinberg (Nickenicher Sattelberg), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141079

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