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Locality Name:
Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Thuringia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 301
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 285669
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-285669.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Thuringia, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Henneberg Quarry

Latitude: 50°30'0"N
Longitude: 11°30'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.5,11.506944444444

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.

Aeschynite	Allanite	Alunite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl
Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum
Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Harmotome	Heulandite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Marcasite
Mica	Milarite	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Phosphuranylite	Prehnite	Pumpellyite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite

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 As Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allanite Alunite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl
Brochantite Brookite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum
Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Harmotome Heulandite Kaolinite Linarite Marcasite
Mica Milarite Molybdenite Monazite None Not in a structural group Phosphuranylite Prehnite Pumpellyite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite Titanite

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bavenite ()*	Berthierine ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Corkite ()*
Covellite ()*	Dewindtite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Harmotome ()*	Helvine ()*
Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Linarite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Milarite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Parsonsite ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsdellite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Aeschynite	(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	301	299	1	63808	43
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	301	299	1	63808	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	301	299	1	63808	706
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	301	299	1	63808	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	301	299	1	63808	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	301	299	1	63808	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	301	299	1	63808	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	301	299	1	63808	11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	301	299	1	63808	255
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	301	299	1	63808	59
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	301	299	1	63808	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	301	299	1	63808	4286
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	301	299	1	63808	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	301	299	1	63808	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	301	299	1	63808	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	301	299	1	63808	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	301	299	1	63808	310
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	301	299	1	63808	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	301	299	1	63808	1756
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	301	299	1	63808	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	301	299	1	63808	4165
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O	301	299	1	63808	82
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	301	299	1	63808	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	301	299	1	63808	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	301	299	1	63808	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	301	299	1	63808	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	301	299	1	63808	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	301	299	1	63808	6890
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	301	299	1	63808	290
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	301	299	1	63808	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	301	299	1	63808	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	301	299	1	63808	246
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	301	299	1	63808	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	301	299	1	63808	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	301	299	1	63808	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	301	299	1	63808	987
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	301	299	1	63808	5674
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	301	299	1	63808	156
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	301	299	1	63808	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	301	299	1	63808	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	301	299	1	63808	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	301	299	1	63808	112
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	301	299	1	63808	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	301	299	1	63808	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	301	299	1	63808	2349
Parsonsite ()*	None	Pb₂(UO₂)(PO₄)₂	301	299	1	63808	63
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	301	299	1	63808	182
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	301	299	1	63808	170
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	301	299	1	63808	1898
Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O	301	299	1	63808	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	301	299	1	63808	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	301	299	1	63808	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	301	299	1	63808	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	301	299	1	63808	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂	301	299	1	63808	88
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	301	299	1	63808	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	301	299	1	63808	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	301	299	1	63808	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	301	299	1	63808	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	301	299	1	63808	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	301	299	1	63808	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	301	299	1	63808	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	301	299	1	63808	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	301	299	1	63808	1059
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	301	299	1	63808	890
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	301	299	1	63808	1655

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00183	301	299	300±1	Re-Os			molybdenite	GE99-HE1			Molybdenite	Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	21795	Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Thuringia, Germany	Henneberg	Hannah et al. (2007)	10.1130/G23538A.1	G35_703

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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