Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Wingertsberg, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 240991
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-240991.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wingertsberg, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Pumice Quarries
Scoria Quarry

Latitude: 50°23'25"N
Longitude: 7°16'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.390277777778,7.2758333333333
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatite
AragoniteBaddeleyiteBaryteBerylCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChevkiniteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumCristobaliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEttringiteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumKieseriteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRhodonite
RocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteTitanite
TopazTridymiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

115 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anilite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Christofschäferite-(Ce)  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Davyne  (*)
Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferrorhodonite  (*)
Ferrosilite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Götzenite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hiortdahlite  (*)Huttonite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)
Låvenite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Leucite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mendigite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Sylvite  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thénardite  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
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)23542481615223419
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6354248161522286
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)635424816152243
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3542481615228803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)354248161522706
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)35424816152225
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O354248161523470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33542481615222353
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O35424816152246
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6354248161522966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53542481615221310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33542481615221534
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S435424816152288
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481615223250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63542481615222060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23542481615225509
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2354248161522238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)35424816152211547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35424816152227770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O354248161522232
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO235424816152394
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816152227198
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)235424816152289
Christofschäferite-(Ce)  (*)Chevkinite(Ce,La,Ca)4Mn(Ti,Fe)3(Fe,Ti)(Si2O7)2O83542481615221
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3542481615223531
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6354248161522289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183542481615221008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3354248261522,615231797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161523453
Davyne  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite[(Na,K)6(SO4)0.5Cl][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]35424816152217
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O354248161522366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3542481615221027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63542481615224135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16354248161522300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23542481615229895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6354248161522944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3542481615228173
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O35424816152216
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4354248161522196
Ferrorhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Fe(Si5O15)3542481615223
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O635424816152284
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O635424816152283
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3542481615222740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23542481615229617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3542481615221188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3542481615227437
Götzenite  (*)NoneCa4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F235424816152227
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33542481615221544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3542481615226890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)354248161522158
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6354248161522741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248261522,6152314640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4354248161522407
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF335424816152221
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)35424816152237
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63542481615221066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33542481615225433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4354248161522172
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63542481615222228
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2354248161522179
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)435424816152258
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)354248161522581
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248161522233
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4354248161522229
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)3542481615221487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O435424816152214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)235424816152212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23542481615225674
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)354248161522176
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O354248161522915
Mendigite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Mn2MnCa(Si3O9)23542481615222
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)354248261522,61523945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3542481615221508
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)35424816152278
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)235424816152217380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6354248161522254
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248161522884
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)635424816152217
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O35424816152275
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3542481615222994
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)235424816152246
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23542481615222273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6354248161522121
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5354248261522,61523164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235424816152239462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3354248161522244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3354248161522147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83542481615229056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816152261156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O35424816152266
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)3542481615221711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)354248161522969
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O354248161522293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2354248261522,615235614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8354248161522353
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248161522598
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3542481615226417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53542481615221516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)33542481615221214
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)354248161522978
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl354248161522275
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O354248161522139
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)354248161522240
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O354248161522183
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)354248161523299
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2354248161522236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)3542481615221006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3542481615224899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23542481615231476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248161523458
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)435424816152283
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33542481615221247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)354248161522939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3542481615225251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7354248161522140


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
R141090Pumice Quarries, Wingertsberg, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141090

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...