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Locality Name:
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 220
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 24063
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24063.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schleswig-Holstein, Germany": 81
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 46

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Bad Segeberg
Bredstedt
Brunsbüttel
Eckernförde
Eiderstedt Peninsula
Elmshorn
Fehmarn Island
Flensburg
Helgoland Island
Husum
Itzehoe
Kiel
Lübeck
Ostholstein
Plön
Schleswig
Schwarzenbek
Sylt Island

Latitude: 54°19'37"N
Longitude: 9°34'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.326944444444,9.5825

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 B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBeraunite
BerylBoraciteBrochantiteCalciteCancriniteCeriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
ConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeDomeykiteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumIronKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
NatroliteNickelineNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpangoliteSphaleriteSpinelSymplesiteTitaniteTourmaline
TridymiteValleriiteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beraunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Boracite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eskolaite  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Ferro-gedrite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gonyerite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Merrillite  (*)
Metavivianite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Shattuckite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Taenite  (*)Tangeite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Wüstite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2363485,63528,635443419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6363485,63529,635531022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1635008803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3963500,63508,63528,63529,63534,63535,63548,63549,635502353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O220220263491,635121627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2220220263500,635122162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1634791588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1635441036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)563502,63506,63520,63534,635373250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6363485,63500,635442060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)220220763502,63506,63512,63513,63520,63537,6355311547
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O163483136
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18363527,63534,635394286
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl16347957
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62202201635121633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2202202463483,63489,63491,63494,63496,63497,63500,63502,63505,63506,63507,63512,63513,63517,63520,63525,63527,63534,63537,63542,63548,63549,63550,6355327770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O163529232
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2163485309
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)263506,635371252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S220220263502,635125707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2563500,63502,63520,63534,6355327198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2202201635121382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41635233902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O220220363512,63513,635143531
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)322022016351243
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81635341756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1635001025
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O220220163512295
Copper  (*)CopperCu220220463512,63513,63514,635233846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181635421008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3263500,635501797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS220220263512,635464165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O220220563500,63512,63513,63514,635462970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O220220163512366
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61635444135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2363502,63520,635539895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As22022016351273
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)163549648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)863485,63500,63534,63535,63539,63544,63549,635538173
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O316352330
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)163483371
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)216348386
Ferro-gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)216348511
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2363528,63534,63544271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F463485,63500,63527,635492740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2763485,63500,63502,63520,63534,63544,635539617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS220220563485,63512,63525,63534,6354924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)563481,63483,63548,63549,635507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu363534,63548,6355330554
Gonyerite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Fe3+(Si3Fe3+O10)(OH)816353411
Graphite  (*)NoneC263544,635492812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3363489,63500,635421544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O220220863479,63483,63501,63502,63506,63512,63520,635376890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3463483,63500,63544,6355314640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH163500367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61635021066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3363500,63523,635355433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI220220163512180
Iron  (*)IronFe263483,635231089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S3163523191
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4463502,63520,63554,635565591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4363485,63535,635491507
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)163483581
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)163523451
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4163544229
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O416352398
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4763483,63485,63500,63523,63535,63544,6355314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2220220663500,63502,63512,63513,63520,6354612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2863487,63492,63502,63506,63520,63521,63537,635535674
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7163523230
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O16348326
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1635001508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)220220163512362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216350017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1635291236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)263489,63529884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1635252994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1635442349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2363500,63506,635372273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O163483182
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)163486260
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2263500,635321898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21563485,63489,63500,63502,63506,63520,63521,63534,63537,63539,63544,63548,63549,63550,6355339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81634839056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21963485,63487,63489,63491,63492,63500,63502,63506,63520,63527,63534,63535,63537,63539,63542,63544,63553,63556,6355861156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O220220163512177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1635091711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21635005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)763500,63508,63534,63535,63544,63549,635562705
Shattuckite  (*)NoneCu5(SiO3)4(OH)2220220263512,6351371
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)663483,63500,63506,63527,63537,635576417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5463485,63500,63529,635421516
Silver  (*)CopperAg2202201635125186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)263502,635202473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O220220163512105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS563485,63502,63520,63523,6352521482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41634831934
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S2822022016351273
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)163523703
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)22022016351360
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2202201635121101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O563485,63500,63535,63542,635444899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O163509433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2263500,635282562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1635231044
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]163523237
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl220220163512605
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)222022016351246
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O263483,63557636
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6163483104
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO16348374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)463485,63500,63535,635445251



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-00428220220L. Triassic       Cu146122Helgoland Island, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyHelgolandCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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