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Locality Name:
Drees, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 283972
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-283972.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Drees, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Niveligsberg

Latitude: 50°20'37"N
Longitude: 6°59'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.343611111111,6.9925

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 Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteBerylBrauniteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteClayCorundumCristobaliteFeldspar
GarnetHarmotomeMicaMilariteNoneOlivinePseudobrookitePyroxeneRutileSapphirine
SodaliteSpinelTitaniteTopazTridymiteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Augite  (*)Braunite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jeremejevite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Mullite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)
Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Rhönite  (*)Roedderite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Sellaite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33542481617621534
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63542481617622060
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)354248161762483
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O354248161762310
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183542481617621008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33542481617621797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161762453
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6354248161762944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)354248161762371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3542481617622740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3542481617621188
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335424816176214640
Jeremejevite  (*)NoneAl6(BO3)5F335424816176215
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248161762233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O435424816176214899
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)35424816176278
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248161762884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O35424816176275
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O3035424816176242
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O35424816176275
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O35424816176271
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23542481617622273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5354248161762164
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]35424816176247
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O3035424816176230
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23542481617625614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248161762598
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF235424816176246
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl354248161762444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43542481617621934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3542481617624899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23542481617621476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248161762458
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3542481617625251



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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