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Locality Name:
Wurlitz, Oberkotzau, Münchberg Metamorphic Complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 278512
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-278512.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wurlitz, Oberkotzau, Münchberg Metamorphic Complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Heß Quarry

Latitude: 50°15'11"N
Longitude: 11°58'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.253055555556,11.977777777778
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 C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetMalachiteMilleriteNickelineNonePentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteVesuvianite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Grossular  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sepiolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1581938803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31581931534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158193708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1581933250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15819327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215819327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41581933902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158193951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81581931756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1581931025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61581934135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21581939895
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31581931544
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158193359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415819314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215819312537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1581931066
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1581931508
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1581932994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81581931512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3158193495
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21581931898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215819339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81581939056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215819361156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O158193241
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15819321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41581931934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21581933337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1581934899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21581932562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O158193652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101581931395
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1581931025


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