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Locality Name:
Arnschwang, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 293913
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-293913.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Arnschwang, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kalkofen

Latitude: 49°15'13"N
Longitude: 12°51'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.253611111111,12.853333333333
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnet
GypsumMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinel
TitaniteVesuvianiteWollastonite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Laumontite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1586728803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15867227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215867227198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181586721008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61586724135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21586729895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1586728173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1586722740
Graphite  (*)NoneC1586722812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31586721544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1586726890
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1586721271
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215867217380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21586722273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215867239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81586729056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215867261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21586725614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1586726417
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41586721934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1586724899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21586722562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101586721395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31586721247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1586721025


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