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Locality Name:
Horscha, Niesky, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 284926
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-284926.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Horscha, Niesky, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Pansberg Quarry

Latitude: 51°18'26"N
Longitude: 14°44'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.307222222222,14.736666666667
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 Ca Cd Cu Fe H Mg O P S Sb Se Si Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrochantiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumCovelliteGypsumHalotrichite
LaueiteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSphaleriteTetrahedriteVivianiteWavellite
Wurtzite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Ferricopiapite  (*)Ferroselite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Paracoquimbite  (*)Paravauxite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O16282050
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O162820272
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41628205516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61628201633
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O162820925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216282027198
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O16282070
Copper  (*)CopperCu1628203846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1628204165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1628202970
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O16282041
Ferroselite  (*)MarcasiteFeSe216282051
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS162820717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1628206890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O162820409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316282014640
Paracoquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteFe3+4(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O16282030
Paravauxite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O16282019
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O162820309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216282039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216282061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16282021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131628205317
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O162820301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O162820636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O162820374
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S816282070


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