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Locality Name:
Bad Grund, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 219
Youngest recorded age at locality: 165

mindat Locality ID: 28797
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28797.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bad Grund, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Iberg
Iron Smelter Slag Locality
Silbernal
Wiemannsbucht

Latitude: 51°48'34"N
Longitude: 10°15'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.809444444444,10.251944444444
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 Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Pb Se 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAkrochorditeAllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaryteBastnäsiteBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
GypsumLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMiniumNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteVivianite

75 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Akrochordite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Minium  (*)Muscovite  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2191651597562793
Akrochordite  (*)AkrochorditeMnMn2Mn2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)42191651597565
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O219165159751470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2191651597512734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2191651597561588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2219165259751,597563092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb219165159756363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)219165259750,597513250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6219165159751919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2219165259751,597565509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)219165359750,59751,5975611547
Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)BastnäsiteY(CO3)F21916515975610
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4219165259750,597515516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11219165159756843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32191651597561089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62191651597511633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)219165359750,59751,5975627770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2191651597561252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)219165359750,59751,597564979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O219165159756925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2191651597565707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2219165359750,59751,5975627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2191651597513531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS219165259751,597562600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe2191650281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82191651597511756
Copper  (*)CopperCu2191651597513846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2191651597564165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O219165359750,59751,597562970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2219165359750,59751,597569895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O219165159751814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2191651597512740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS219165359750,59751,5975624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)219165259751,597567437
Gold  (*)CopperAu21916515975130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2191651597566890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3219165359750,59751,5975614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2191651597511689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62191651597561066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14219165159756784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62191651597562228
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2219165159756230
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2219165159756234
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)21916515975197
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)219165259751,59756581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2219165359750,59751,5975612537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)219165159751770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2219165259751,597565674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg219165159756397
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2191651597511107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4219165159751247
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)221916515975117380
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O721916515975133
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO2219165159751158
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]219165159756716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3219165159756733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS32191651597561425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2219165359750,59751,5975639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2219165259750,597513106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2191651597511725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2219165359750,59751,5975661156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO221916515975188
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O219165159751177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2191651597501711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10219165159751312
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)219165359750,59751,597566417
Silver  (*)CopperAg219165259751,597565186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)219165259751,597522473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS219165259751,5975621482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)219165159756446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32191651597563418
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)219165259751,59756589
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F21916515975655
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13219165359750,59751,597565317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O219165159751433


2 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
Cu-00009205177191±14U-Th-Pb      Hg, Cu28797Bad Grund, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyClausthal/Bad GrundBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Cu-00010219165192±27U-Pb      Hg, Cu28797Bad Grund, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyClausthal/Bad GrundBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 

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