Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Astfeld, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 280547
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280547.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Astfeld, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Herzog Julius Smelter Slag Locality

Latitude: 51°55'2"N
Longitude: 10°22'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.917222222222,10.382222222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Andalusite	Anthonyite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chenite	Claringbullite	Connellite	Coronadite	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline
Diaspore	Dundasite	Fleischerite	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Hydrotalcite	Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Melilite
Nadorite	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Phenakite	Picromerite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Spangolite	Sphalerite
Vivianite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite

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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Andalusite Anthonyite Apatite Aragonite Arsenolite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chenite Claringbullite Connellite Coronadite Covellite Cyanotrichite Devilline
Diaspore Dundasite Fleischerite Gypsum Hexahydrite Hydrotalcite Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Melilite
Nadorite None Not in a structural group Perovskite Phenakite Picromerite Quartz Rocksalt Spangolite Sphalerite
Vivianite Woodwardite Wurtzite

88 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Akaganeite ()*	Åkermanite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antlerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Ashoverite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Beaverite-(Zn) ()*	Beudantite ()*	Boleite ()*	Botallackite ()*
Brianyoungite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Butlerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Calumetite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenite ()*
Claringbullite ()*	Claudetite ()*	Connellite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cumengeite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diaboleite ()*	Dundasite ()*
Elyite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucocerinite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Kapellasite ()*	Ktenasite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Langite ()*	Laurionite ()*
Leadhillite ()*	Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Malachite ()*	Mallestigite ()*
Massicot ()*	Mimetite ()*	Monohydrocalcite ()*	Nealite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Paralaurionite ()*	Parasymplesite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Perite ()*	Phosgenite ()*
Picromerite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pseudoboleite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramsbeckite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Schultenite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*
Simonkolleite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Spertiniite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Susannite ()*	Sweetite ()*	Willemite ()*	Woodruffite ()*	Woodwardite ()*
Wroewolfeite ()*	Zinc ()*	Zincite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	59842	254
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O			1	59842	63
Åkermanite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂MgSi₂O₇			1	59842	50
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	59842	2734
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			1	59842	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	59842	3250
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			1	59842	231
Ashoverite ()*	None	Zn(OH)₂			1	59842	6
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	59842	544
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	59842	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	59842	132
Beaverite-(Zn) ()*	None	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Zn)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	59842	4
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	59842	413
Boleite ()*	None	KAg₉Pb₂₆Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈			1	59842	65
Botallackite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	59842	49
Brianyoungite ()*	None	Zn₃(CO₃)(OH)₄			1	59842	79
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	59842	1633
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O			1	59842	26
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	59842	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	59842	359
Calumetite ()*	Anthonyite	CaCu₄(OH)₈Cl₂·3.5H₂O			1	59842	11
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	59842	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	59842	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	59842	27198
Chenite ()*	Chenite	CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	59842	40
Claringbullite ()*	Claringbullite	Cu²⁺₄FCl(OH)₆			1	59842	13
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃			1	59842	35
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			1	59842	295
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	59842	4165
Cumengeite ()*	None	Pb₂₁Cu₂₀Cl₄₂(OH)₄₀·6H₂O			1	59842	43
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	59842	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂			1	59842	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	59842	366
Diaboleite ()*	Perovskite	CuPb₂Cl₂(OH)₄			1	59842	57
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	59842	97
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	59842	85
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	59842	814
Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	59842	21
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	59842	24243
Glaucocerinite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Zn_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)			1	59842	20
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	59842	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	59842	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	59842	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	59842	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	59842	1066
Kapellasite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃Zn(OH)₆Cl₂			1	59842	2
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O			1	59842	75
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)			1	59842	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	59842	593
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			1	59842	49
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	59842	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	59842	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO			1	59842	139
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	59842	12537
Mallestigite ()*	Fleischerite	Pb₃Sb(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	59842	5
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	59842	202
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	59842	1107
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O			1	59842	55
Nealite ()*	None	Pb₄Fe(AsO₃)₂Cl₄·2H₂O	0	0	1	59842	10
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	59842	492
Paralaurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			1	59842	46
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	59842	124
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	59842	158
Perite ()*	Nadorite	PbBiO₂Cl			1	59842	27
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			1	59842	142
Picromerite ()*	Picromerite	K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	59842	44
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	59842	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			1	59842	309
Pseudoboleite ()*	None	Pb₃₁Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈			1	59842	33
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	59842	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O			1	59842	68
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O			1	59842	142
Schultenite ()*	None	Pb(AsO₃OH)			1	59842	30
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	59842	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	59842	6417
Simonkolleite ()*	None	Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂·H₂O	0	0	1	59842	11
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	59842	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O			1	59842	105
Spertiniite ()*	None	Cu(OH)₂			1	59842	17
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	59842	21482
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	59842	99
Sweetite ()*	None	Zn(OH)₂			1	59842	4
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	59842	303
Woodruffite ()*	None	Zn₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀·4H₂O			1	59842	25
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)			1	59842	57
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	59842	95
Zinc ()*	None	Zn			1	59842	52
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO			1	59842	98

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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