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Locality Name:
Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 233861
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233861.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Brüderbund Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBismutite
BrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCobaltiteCopper
CoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpsomiteEttringiteGypsumKobellite
KtenasiteLöllingiteLillianiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteWurtziteXanthoconitehauchecornite

99 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bottinoite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Corkite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hammarite  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Idaite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kobellite  (*)
Köttigite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Langite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Linarite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Morenosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ramsbeckite  (*)Retgersite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Semseyite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Tučekite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4052701608702793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3405270160870315
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS405270260870,6087156
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O405270160870470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)4052701608702734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2405270260870,608713092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270160870445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4052701608703250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4052701608709052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6405270160870919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24052701608705509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)405270260870,6087111547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7405270160870450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4052701608701966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34052701608701935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)405270160870716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4405270260870,608715516
Bottinoite  (*)NoneNiSb5+2(OH)12·6H2O40527016087016
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)440527016087079
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)64052701608701633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2405270160870700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)405270260870,6087127770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4405270260870,60871154
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4052701608704979
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O40527016087091
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S405270260870,608715707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O405270160870197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270260870,6087127198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS405270260870,60871966
Copper  (*)CopperCu4052701608703846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6405270160870151
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16405270160870227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4052701608704165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16405270160870599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3405270160870802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O4052701608702970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2405270160870144
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S405270260870,608711027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16405270160871300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2405270260870,608719895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2405270160870246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270160870814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS40527016087024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4052701608707437
Gold  (*)CopperAu40527016087030554
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6405270160870113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4052701608706890
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S940527016087043
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS840527016087027
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3405270260870,6087114640
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270160870103
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)64052701608701066
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4405270160870142
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64052701608702228
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S3540527016087087
Köttigite  (*)VivianiteZn3(AsO4)2·8H2O40527016087060
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S640527016087080
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O405270160870593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O405270160870149
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2405270160870987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2405270160870762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270260870,6087112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24052701608705674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2405270160870300
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS405270260870,608711066
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O40527016087084
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)240527016087017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs405270260870,60871633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)405270160870492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS405270260870,60871767
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17405270160870100
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4405270160870131
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O405270160870309
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3405270160870733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34052701608701425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS240527016087039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2405270260870,608723106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl4052701608701725
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS340527016087084
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270260870,6087161156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O40527016087068
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O40527016087055
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)405270260870,608711711
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O405270160870142
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21405270160870165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)405270260870,608716417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O40527016087084
Silver  (*)CopperAg4052701608705186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS40527016087021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)405270160870446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S34052701608703418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS4052701608702045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13405270260870,608711803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13405270260870,608715317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O405270160870183
Tučekite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9Sb2S840527016087017
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS405270160870293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3405270160870369
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3405270160870297


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
Emily000555405270Variscan     YesSideritePb, Zn1816Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySiegerlandWagner et al. (2002)10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00067-1AP17_225 

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