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Locality Name:
Schutzbach, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 28304
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28304.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schutzbach, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine)
Pius Mine

Latitude: 50°45'19"N
Longitude: 7°53'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.755277777778,7.8977777777778

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: Ag As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
CobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpsomiteGypsum
KtenasiteLöllingiteLapieiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMilleriteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhosphosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRoseliteRutile
SkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteWurtzitehauchecornite

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)
Delafossite  (*)Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Euchroite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Kolbeckite  (*)Langite  (*)Lapieite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Morenosite  (*)Mückeite  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parkerite  (*)
Pharmacolite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Roselite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3542481610702793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3354248161070315
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS35424816107156
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23542481610712162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3542481610702734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23542481610703092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248161070445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3542481610709052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6354248161070919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23542481610705509
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3354248161070214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3542481610701966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S33542481610701935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)354248161070716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43542481610705516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63542481610701633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6354248161070359
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4354248261070,61071154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3542481610705707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354248261070,6107127198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS354248161070966
Copper  (*)CopperCu3542481610703846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3542481610704165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3542481610702970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S2435424816107043
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2354248161070144
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O354248161070366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3542481610711027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23542481610709895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2354248161070246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4354248161070910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O354248161070814
Euchroite  (*)NoneCu2(AsO4)(OH)·3H2O35424816107024
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS35424816107024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS354248161071131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3542481610707437
Gold  (*)CopperAu35424816107030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O354248161070188
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS835424816107027
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335424816107014640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63542481610701066
Kolbeckite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(PO4)·2H2O35424816107126
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O354248161070593
Lapieite  (*)LapieiteCuNiSbS33542481610702
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)354248161070581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2354248161070987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4354248161070249
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)235424816107012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23542481610705674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS3542481610701066
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O35424816107084
Mückeite  (*)LapieiteCuNiBiS33542481610701
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3354248161070176
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS354248161070767
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S235424816107055
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O354248161070105
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4354248161070131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2354248261070,6107139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23542481610703106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83542481610709056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816107061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)3542481610701711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2354248161070454
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O35424816107023
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O354248161070142
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)354248261070,610716417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4354248161070249
Silver  (*)CopperAg3542481610705186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3354248161070531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3542481610702473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS35424816107021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)354248161070446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33542481610703418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3542481610702045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133542481610701803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO3542481610701101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133542481610705317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS354248161070293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3354248161070369
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3354248261070,61071297



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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