Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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:
Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 24127
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24127.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Ilfeld
Klein-Wenden Meteorite
Niedersachswerfen
Woffleben

Latitude: 51°34'39"N
Longitude: 10°46'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.5775,10.768888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brackebuschite	Braunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Descloizite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epsomite	Feldspar	Garnet
Gypsum	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 As B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti V Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brackebuschite Braunite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Descloizite Devilline Diaspore Epsomite Feldspar Garnet
Gypsum Linarite Malachite Marcasite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Vivianite Wurtzite Zircon

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) ()*
Arsenoflorencite-(La) ()*	Arsenogoyazite ()*	Asbolane ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Brackebuschite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Heidornite ()*	Hematite ()*	Howlite ()*	Hydroboracite ()*
Jarandolite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Langite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Polyhalite ()*	Priceite ()*	Probertite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrobelonite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Richelsdorfite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Strontioginorite ()*	Sudoite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Troilite ()*	Tuzlaite ()*
Ulexite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Vésigniéite ()*	Wakefieldite-(Ce) ()*	Wakefieldite-(Nd) ()*
Wurtzite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	63650	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	63654	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	63650	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	63650,63654	3250
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	63650	10
Arsenoflorencite-(La) ()*	None	LaAl₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	63650	4
Arsenogoyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	63650	21
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	1	63649	143
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	63649	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	63649,63650,63651	11547
Brackebuschite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Mn³⁺(VO₄)₂(OH)	1	63650	15
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	63650	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	63649	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	63648,63649,63650,63654	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1	63654	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	63649	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	63649,63650	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	63652	3902
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	63649	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	63650	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	63649,63650	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	63649	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	63649,63650	9895
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	63654	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	63649,63650	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	63649,63650,63654	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	63649	7437
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	63650	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	63649,63650,63654	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	63654	1398
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1	63650	350
Heidornite ()*	None	Na₂Ca₃B₅O₈(SO₄)₂(OH)₂Cl	1	63654	2
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	63649,63650,63651	14640
Howlite ()*	None	Ca₂SiB₅O₉(OH)₅	1	63654	36
Hydroboracite ()*	None	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂·3H₂O	2	63654,63656	42
Jarandolite ()*	None	CaB₃O₄(OH)₃	1	63654	2
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	1	63650	234
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	63649	593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	63649	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	63650	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	63649,63650	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	63650	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	63654	5674
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	63650	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	63649	767
Polyhalite ()*	None	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄·2H₂O	1	63654	102
Priceite ()*	None	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅·H₂O	1	63654	33
Probertite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O	1	63654	29
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	63649,63654	39462
Pyrobelonite ()*	Descloizite	PbMn²⁺VO₄(OH)	1	63650	21
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	63650	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	63650	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	63649,63650,63651	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	1	63650	177
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	63650	1711
Richelsdorfite ()*	None	Ca₂Cu₅Sb⁵⁺(AsO₄)₄(OH)₆Cl·6H₂O	1	63649	57
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	2	63649,63650	312
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	63649	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	63650	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	63650	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	63650,63654	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	1	63650	589
Strontioginorite ()*	None	CaSrB₁₄O₂₀(OH)₆·5H₂O	1	63654	5
Sudoite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	1	63650	51
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	63654	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	63650	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	63649	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	63649	5317
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	63652	1044
Tuzlaite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₈(OH)₂·3H₂O	1	63654	2
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	1	63654	160
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	1	63650	605
Vésigniéite ()*	None	Cu₃Ba(VO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	63650	46
Wakefieldite-(Ce) ()*	Zircon	CeVO₄	1	63650	9
Wakefieldite-(Nd) ()*	Zircon	NdVO₄	1	63650	2
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	63654	372
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	63650	939

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070593	Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany	https://rruff.info/R070593

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