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Locality Name:
Zilsdorf, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 26740
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26740.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zilsdorf, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Arensberg
Döhmberg
Kahlenberg

Latitude: 50°16'27"N
Longitude: 6°44'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.274166666667,6.7472222222222

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 Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteArtiniteBaryteBerylBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChabaziteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCristobaliteEttringiteFeldsparGyroliteHydrotalciteNatrolite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelThomsoniteTobermoriteTridymite

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Artinite  (*)Augite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Gonnardite  (*)Gyrolite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)
Leucite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Offretite  (*)Opal  (*)Periclase  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Schüllerite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Tacharanite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Vaterite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O3542481617531627
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4354248161753708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481617533250
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O35424816175375
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6354248261754,617552060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)35424816175311547
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2354248161753462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35424816175327770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O354248161753310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816175327198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183542481617551008
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161755453
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23542481617539895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3542481617552740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3542481617551188
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O354248161753167
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O354248161753142
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335424816175514640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O354248161753341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)435424816175387
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248261754,61755233
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4354248161753359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248261754,6175514899
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O354248161753425
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3542481617531508
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O3542481617531236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248261754,61755884
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O354248161753146
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3542481617542994
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO354248161753114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3354248161755495
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)23542481617531898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235424816175339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816175561156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248161755598
Schüllerite  (*)NoneBa2Ti2Na2Mg2(Si2O7)2O2F23542481617555
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O354248161753390
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl354248261754,61755444
Tacharanite  (*)NoneCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)3635424816175347
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O354248161753183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O354248161753452
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)354248161753114
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248161755458
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)35424816175337
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)235424816175546



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
R060809Arensberg, Zilsdorf, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R060809


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