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Locality Name:
Wildemann, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 29116
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29116.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wildemann, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
19 Lachter Adit
Hütschen Valley
Spiegeltaler Hoffnung Shaft

Latitude: 51°50'14"N
Longitude: 10°15'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.837222222222,10.258611111111

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 Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSulphur

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Langite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Todorokite  (*)Witherite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21599393092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1599393250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21599395509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)259937,5993911547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61599391633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15993927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1599394979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2359937,59939,5994027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1599393531
Copper  (*)CopperCu1599393846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1599394165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1599392970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2159939144
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21599399895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS259939,5994024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1599397437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1599396890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315993914640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61599391066
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O159939593
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2259939,5994012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21599395674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215993939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21599393106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1599391725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2259939,5994061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2159939454
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1599396417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15993921482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)159939589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1599392045
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O159939433
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)159939251



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