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Locality Name:
Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 23748
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23748.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 61
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Bergisch Gladbach
Bergneustadt
Eckenhagen
Engelskirchen
Gummersbach
Morsbach
Overath
Reichshof
Rösrath
Uckerath
Waldbröl
Windeck

Latitude: 50°53'58"N
Longitude: 7°24'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.899444444444,7.4055555555556

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 C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
DevillineDiasporeDundasiteEpsomiteGypsumKaoliniteKtenasiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMilleriteMiniumNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStanniteSulphurTetrahedriteUllmannite
VivianiteWurtzite

96 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Bieberite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dundasite  (*)Elyite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geerite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mercury  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Morenosite  (*)
Namuwite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Zincolivenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1601952793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)160213254
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O160164470
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O16016446
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)560169,60171,60178,60181,602082734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2560169,60171,60178,60191,602083092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O260181,60211445
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4160181246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)660169,60171,60178,60181,60208,602193250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6260178,60181919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2660169,60171,60181,60195,60208,602135509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)760167,60169,60171,60180,60181,60185,6020811547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2260181,60213172
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O360171,60208,6021150
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31601951089
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)416018179
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6560171,60178,60181,60208,602131633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)960164,60169,60171,60178,60185,60191,60195,60208,6021927770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6360171,60178,60208359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)760169,60171,60178,60181,60208,60213,602194979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1601785707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22260167,60169,60171,60173,60178,60180,60181,60187,60191,60195,60197,60198,60199,60201,60203,60205,60206,60208,60211,60213,60216,6021927198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1602012600
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)160213363
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O160181382
Copper  (*)CopperCu460181,60191,60195,602133846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6160181151
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4160213109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4160213175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16160181227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS460169,60178,60181,601914165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O460181,60191,60195,602132970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2160191144
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4260181,60195651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2560171,60191,60195,60208,602199895
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O16018197
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O16016985
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O460171,60181,60208,60211814
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS4160195163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2260167,60169,60171,60178,60180,60181,60187,60189,60191,60195,60197,60198,60199,60201,60203,60205,60206,60208,60211,60213,60216,6021924243
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S516017338
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3160164504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)360164,60181,602137437
Gold  (*)CopperAu16019530554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O160181188
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS260181,60195717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O360169,60181,601956890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316016914640
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)616019565
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6360169,60178,601811066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14160195784
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)16017897
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O360178,60181,60213593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2460171,60178,60181,60208265
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)260181,60191581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2460171,60178,60181,60208987
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4160195198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21360167,60169,60171,60178,60180,60181,60187,60191,60195,60205,60206,60208,6021312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2560169,60178,60181,60195,602195674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O160181915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg160201397
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS260178,601951066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl360178,60181,602131107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4160169247
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O16021184
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O16018158
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs160211633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)260181,60213492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS460178,60181,60195,60211767
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O160213428
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6160178477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O260171,60181309
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31601781425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21260164,60169,60171,60178,60181,60191,60195,60201,60208,60211,60216,6021939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2360178,60181,601913106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl760169,60171,60178,60181,60189,60208,602131725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21860169,60178,60180,60181,60187,60189,60191,60195,60197,60198,60199,60201,60203,60205,60206,60211,60213,6021961156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O16018168
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O160181142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O160181292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1360169,60171,60178,60180,60181,60187,60191,60195,60201,60205,60206,60208,602166417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4560181,60195,60197,60198,60199249
Silver  (*)CopperAg1601955186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3260171,60208531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)460178,60181,602132473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2060169,60171,60178,60180,60181,60187,60191,60195,60197,60198,60199,60201,60203,60205,60206,60208,60211,60213,60216,6021921482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1601812045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)216018199
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO460169,60171,60181,602081101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131060169,60171,60178,60181,60195,60197,60198,60199,60201,602085317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)160195299
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS160195293
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)16018963
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O160181636
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS160219372
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)16021360



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