Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Radau Valley, Bad Harzburg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 244087
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-244087.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Radau Valley, Bad Harzburg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Gabbro Quarry (Bärenstein Quarry)
Köhlerloch Quarry
Kunstmannstal Quarry
Tatern Quarry (Norit Quarry; Radauberg Quarry)

Latitude: 51°51'14"N
Longitude: 10°32'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.853888888889,10.548888888889

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenic
Arseniosiderite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Beryl	Brookite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Dundasite	Epidote
Feldspar	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melilite	Mica
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pharmacosiderite	Prehnite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite
Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wollastonite	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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca H Mn O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenic
Arseniosiderite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Axinite Beryl Brookite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Dundasite Epidote
Feldspar Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Humite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Melilite Mica
Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pharmacosiderite Prehnite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite
Talc Tetradymite Titanite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

113 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*
Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Arfvedsonite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Brookite ()*	Brucite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cordierite ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Datolite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Erythrite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*
Forsterite ()*	Gadolinite-(Ce) ()*	Galena ()*	Gehlenite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Kimzeyite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lazarenkoite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Parasymplesite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Periclase ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pigeonite ()*
Pitticite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrope ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*
Rutile ()*	Safflorite ()*	Schorl ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibarsen ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*
Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	59771	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	59771	254
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	59771	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	59771	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	59771	2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	2	59771,59774	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	59771	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	59771	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	59771	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	59771	708
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	59771	295
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	59771	194
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	1	59771	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	59771	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	59771	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	59771	919
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	59771	260
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	0		88
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	59771	700
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	59771	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	59771	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	59771	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	59771	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	1	59771	285
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	59771	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	59771	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	59771	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	59771	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	59771	966
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	59771	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	59771	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	59771	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	59771	802
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	1	59771	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	59771	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	59771	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	59771	648
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	1	59771	97
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	59771	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	59771,59774	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	59771	814
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	59771	371
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	59771	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	59771	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	59771	303
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	59771	1188
Gadolinite-(Ce) ()*	Gadolinite	Ce₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1	59771	31
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	59771	24243
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇	1	59771	114
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	59771	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	59771	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	59771	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	59771	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	59771	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	59771	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	59771	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	59771	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	59771	1689
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	59771	103
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	1	59771	367
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	59771	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	59771	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	59771	2228
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	1	59771	99
Kimzeyite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Zr₂(SiAl₂)O₁₂	1	59771	17
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	59771	1271
Lazarenkoite ()*	None	CaFe³⁺As³⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	1	59771	3
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	59771	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	59771	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	59771	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	59771	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	59771	5674
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	1	59771	425
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	59771	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	59771	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	59771	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	59771	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	59771	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	59771	1236
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	59771	2349
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	59771	124
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	59771	1512
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1	59771	114
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	59771	428
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	1	59771	303
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	1	59771	140
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	59771	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	59771,59774	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	59771	3106
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	59771	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	59771	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	59771,59774	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	59771	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	59771	969
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄	1	59771	64
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	59771	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1	59771	317
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	59771	2705
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	1	59771	54
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	59771	1153
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	59771	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	59771	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	59771	1934
Stibarsen ()*	Arsenic	SbAs	1	59771	48
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	59771	268
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	59771	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	59771	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	59771	433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	59771	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	59771	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	59771	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	59771	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	59771	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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