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Locality Name:
Bad Lauterberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 23879
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23879.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bad Lauterberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Bartolfelde Quarry
Bergschacht Mine
Bremer Ruh Mine
Charlotte Magdalena Mine
Floßberg Mine
Frische Lutter Vein (incl. Lutter Adit; South Rothäuser Adit; North Rothäuser Adit)
Hohe Trost Mine
Klingenthal Vein
Knollengrube
Kupferrose Mine
Wolkenhügel Mine

Latitude: 51°40'24"N
Longitude: 10°28'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.673333333333,10.476944444444

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr U V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteAutuniteBaryteBastnäsite
BismutiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCopper
CorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeFluoriteGypsumLepidocrociteLinarite
MalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyrite
QuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSkutteruditeSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteTyrolite
VivianiteVolborthite

89 IMA Minerals at location:
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Aikinite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Asbolane  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Beyerite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Claraite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(La)  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Tangeite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)
Volborthite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O15979043
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O15979090
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3159790315
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O159784470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)359783,59784,597852734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1597901588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2359784,59785,597903092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)359783,59788,597903250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O159785194
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O259785,59787143
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6159787919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2759780,59784,59785,59787,59788,59789,597905509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O259785,59790150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1059781,59782,59783,59784,59785,59786,59787,59788,59789,5979011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F159790304
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)215979096
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31597901935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)259785,59790716
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe215978541
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4659783,59784,59785,59787,59788,597905516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6359784,59785,597901633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)859780,59781,59783,59784,59785,59788,59789,5979027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6159785359
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)459782,59786,59789,597901252
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO215979094
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)459783,59784,59785,597874979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O159785925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S359784,59785,597885707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O159785194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21059781,59782,59783,59784,59785,59786,59787,59788,59789,5979027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O259784,597903531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS259785,597902600
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O259783,5978440
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)159790363
Copper  (*)CopperCu259785,597883846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4159785109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4159790175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS359785,59787,597884165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O359784,59785,597902970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2159785179
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O259784,59790366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2259784,597909895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2159790246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O459784,59785,59787,59790814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2759781,59783,59784,59785,59787,59788,597909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS559783,59784,59785,59787,5979024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)359784,59785,597907437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O259783,597906890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3559781,59783,59784,59788,5979014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1597871689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6259783,597871066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61597852228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O259785,59787593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O259785,59790149
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)259784,59790581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2359783,59784,59785987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2959782,59783,59784,59785,59786,59787,59788,59789,5979012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2559783,59784,59785,59788,597905674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1597841107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)159785362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215979017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)259785,59790492
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O159785428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2659781,59783,59784,59785,59788,5979039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21597903106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl259784,597851725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2959780,59781,59783,59784,59786,59787,59788,59789,5979061156
Rhabdophane-(La)  (*)RhabdophaneLa(PO4)·H2O15979013
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10159790312
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2359785,59787,59790253
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1597851153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)259784,597876417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1597845186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3259785,59788531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1597872473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS559783,59785,59787,59788,5979021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3359783,59784,597903418
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O15978590
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)359782,59786,59790589
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)15978460
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13259785,597901803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1597851101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13659783,59784,59785,59787,59788,597905317
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O159785245
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2259784,5978546
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O259785,59790155
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41597851655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O15978584
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O159785185



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