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Locality Name:
Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 282690
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-282690.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Auf Der Hell
Gänsehals
Rodder Höfe (Roder Höfe; Roderhöfe)
Rothenberg

Latitude: 50°23'22"N
Longitude: 7°13'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.389444444444,7.2202777777778

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 B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteBerylBixbyiteCalciteCancrinite
Cancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCristobaliteEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparGarnet
GillespiteHydrotalciteIronMalachiteMicaMilariteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PseudobrookitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineSodaliteSpinelSpurrite-AfwilliteTitanite
TobermoriteTopazTridymiteVolborthite

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Afwillite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Augite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cuprorivaite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dorrite  (*)Eifelite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ettringite  (*)Ferri-fluoro-katophorite  (*)Ferri-kaersutite  (*)Ferri-obertiite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydrocalumite  (*)Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Jeremejevite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Kuzelite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mullite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)
Oxyphlogopite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Roedderite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schäferite  (*)
Schorlomite  (*)Sellaite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Strätlingite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tridymite  (*)Volborthite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6354248161516286
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O35424816151741
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O3542481615161627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3354248361514,61516,615171534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)3542481615171036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6354248361514,61516,615172060
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3354248161517104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248261516,6151727770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O354248161516232
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O354248161517310
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3542481615173531
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183542481615171008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33542481615171797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161517453
Cuprorivaite  (*)GillespiteCaCuSi4O103542481615178
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63542481615164135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23542481615179895
Dorrite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg3Fe3+9]O4[Si3Al8Fe3+O36]35424816151710
Eifelite  (*)MilariteKNa2(MgNa)(Mg3Si12)O303542481615172
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6354248161516944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3542481615168173
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O35424816151793
Ferri-fluoro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Fe3+)(Si7Al)O22F23542481615172
Ferri-kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)(Si6Al2)O22O23542481615177
Ferri-obertiite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2 3542481615172
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F354248361514,61516,615172740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)354248261516,615171188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS35424816151724243
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)354248161517158
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6354248161517741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335424816151714640
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O35424816151730
Iron  (*)IronFe3542481615171089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63542481615172228
Jeremejevite  (*)NoneAl6(BO3)5F335424816151715
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2354248161517179
Kuzelite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(SO4)·6H2O3542481615174
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248261516,61517233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O435424816151714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)235424816151712537
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)35424816151778
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248261516,61517884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O354248261514,6151675
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3542481615172994
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O3035424816151742
Oxyphlogopite  (*)MicaK(Mg,Ti,Fe)3[(Si,Al)4O10](O,F)23542481615175
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2354248261514,61516313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2354248261514,615162273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5354248161517164
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83542481615179056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816151761156
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O3035424816151730
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23542481615175614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248361514,61515,61517598
Schäferite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mg2(VO4)33542481615174
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O1235424816151654
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF235424816151746
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53542481615171516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl354248161517444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43542481615171934
Strätlingite  (*)NoneCa2Al(Si,Al)2O2(OH)10·2.25H2O35424816151711
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO3542481615171101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O354248361514,61516,615174899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)354248161517114
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23542481615171476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248161517458
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O354248161517155



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)   


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R141092Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141092


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