Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Phillipstein, Weilmünster, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 284192
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-284192.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Phillipstein, Weilmünster, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Diabase Works

Latitude: 50°26'18"N
Longitude: 8°21'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.438333333333,8.3633333333333

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Malachite	Melanterite
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rutile

Albite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Malachite Melanterite
None Pyrite Quartz Rutile

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	59232	8803
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	59232	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	59232	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	59232	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	59232	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	59232	8173
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	59232	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	59232	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	59232	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	59232	915
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	59232	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	59232	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	59232	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	59232	1711

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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