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Locality Name:
Martinsknipp, Ahrbrück, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 276663
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-276663.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Martinsknipp, Ahrbrück, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Hoffnung Mine (Spes Mine)

Latitude: 50°29'3"N
Longitude: 6°57'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.484166666667,6.9652777777778

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 Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteBerthieriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayGypsumNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrochloreQuartzSphaleriteStibniteTalcVivianiteZinkenite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248160980445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481609803250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)35424816098011547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4354248160980343
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7354248160980450
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11354248160980843
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4354248160980352
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816098027198
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3542481609802970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23542481609809895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248160980814
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3542481609806890
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)354248160980111
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2354248160980230
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S335424816098087
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17354248160980100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235424816098039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816098061156
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21354248160980165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3542481609806417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS35424816098021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)354248160980446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33542481609803418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23542481609803337
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3354248160980369
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42354248160980228



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)   


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