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Locality Name:
Alexisbad, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 289

mindat Locality ID: 256868
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256868.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alexisbad, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Amalie Mine
Gesegneter Rautenkranz
Reicher Davidsgang Vein
Ritzberg Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: As C Ca Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenopyriteChalcopyriteFluoriteGypsumMalachiteNonePharmacosideritePyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteSulphur

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS296289363236,63237,632389052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2296289263236,6323727198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22962891632379617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS296289263237,6323824243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2962891632386890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62962891632382228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)229628916323812537
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O296289163238428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2296289363236,63237,6323839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2296289363236,63237,6323861156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2962891632381153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS29628916323721482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2962891632382045


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-00077296289 U-Pb, K-Ar, Rb-Sr    YesCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite, TischendorfiteHg22226Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Möller et al. (1984); Baumann et al. (1991)   

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