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Locality Name:
Schönstein (Steckenstein), Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 278499
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-278499.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schönstein (Steckenstein), Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Friedrich Mine

Latitude: 50°47'18"N
Longitude: 7°48'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.788333333333,7.8063888888889
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 As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaryteCalciteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteCopperCoronaditeCovellite
EpsomiteLinariteMalachiteMilleriteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurUllmanniteVivianitehauchecornite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Morenosite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Richelsdorfite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Ullmannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3542481611432734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23542481611433092
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7354248161143450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3542481611431966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S33542481611431935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43542481611435516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11354248161143843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35424816114327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3542481611434979
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O35424816114391
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3542481611435707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816114327198
Copper  (*)CopperCu3542481611433846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16354248161143227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3542481611434165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3542481611432970
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248161143814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS35424816114324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu35424816114330554
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS835424816114327
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2354248161143987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4354248161143249
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)235424816114312537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS3542481611431066
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O35424816114384
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS354248161143767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235424816114339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23542481611433106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3542481611431725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816114361156
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O35424816114357
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3542481611436417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4354248161143249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS35424816114321482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33542481611433418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3542481611432045
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS354248161143293


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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