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Locality Name:
Nagel, Tröstau, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 280970
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280970.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nagel, Tröstau, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Wolfskehle Quarry

Latitude: 49°58'21"N
Longitude: 11°55'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.9725,11.926388888889

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 Be Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAutuniteBerylClayCorundumFeldsparFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PhenakiteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteTopaz

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Quartz  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1586158803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21586152162
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1586151272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181586154286
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1586152740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21586159617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315861514640
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1586151508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215861517380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1586152349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)158615326
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215861561156
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21586151476



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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