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Locality Name:
Putscheid Commune, Vianden, Diekirch District, Luxembourg


mindat Locality ID: 290705
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-290705.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Putscheid Commune, Vianden, Diekirch District, Luxembourg": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Stolzembourg

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteWurtzite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ranciéite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)278274,782753250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17827411547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6278274,782751633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)278274,7827527770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O278274,78275925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S278274,782755707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2278274,7827527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1782743531
Copper  (*)CopperCu1782743846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1782744165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3178274802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O278274,782752970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1782751027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2278274,782759895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS278274,7827524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)278274,782757437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O278274,782756890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317827414640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61782741066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41782745591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2278274,7827512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21782745674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2278274,7827539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21782743106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2278274,7827561156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O178274177
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10178274312
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)278274,782756417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS278274,7827521482


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