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Locality Name:
Hilchenbach, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 299851
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-299851.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hilchenbach, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Müsen

Latitude: 50°58'56"N
Longitude: 8°1'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.982222222222,8.0180555555556
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BournoniteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChenevixite
ClayCobaltiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpsomiteFluorite
GypsumHexahydriteHydrotalciteKaoliniteKtenasiteLöllingiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMelanterite
MicaMilleriteMiniumNatrochalciteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltRutileSpangoliteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibniteSulphurTalc
TetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteWoodwarditehauchecornite

129 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Bieberite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crednerite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Heteromorphite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)
Nováčekite-I  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Leogangite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Morenosite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polydymite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Redgillite  (*)Retgersite  (*)
Richelsdorfite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Schultenite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thometzekite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Tsumcorite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S405270260787,607972793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)405270160797254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)405270460788,60789,60795,607972734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24052701607953092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270260795,60797445
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4405270160797246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4052701607973250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3405270160797231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS405270260795,607979052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)40527016079737
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6405270160797919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)405270360792,60795,6079711547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2405270160797172
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O405270360792,60795,6079750
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7405270160797450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4052701607951966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34052701607951935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44052701607975516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11405270260795,60797843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3405270360792,60795,607971089
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4405270260795,6079779
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)64052701607971633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)405270260795,6079727770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2405270160797178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)405270360788,60795,607974979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O405270160797925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O40527016079791
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4052701607975707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O405270160788197
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O405270160797194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270460788,60792,60795,6079727198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)240527016079790
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS4052701607972600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS405270260795,60797966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)405270160797363
Copper  (*)CopperCu4052701607973846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6405270160797151
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4405270160797175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4052701607974165
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO240527016079735
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O405270260788,607972970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2405270160797144
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4405270160797651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2405270260795,607979895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270360792,60795,60797814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270660788,60789,60791,60792,60795,6079724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4052701607977437
Gold  (*)CopperAu40527016079530554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4052701607976890
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS840527016079527
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3405270260795,6079714640
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O440527016078873
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S1940527016079738
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16405270160797243
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270160797103
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O40527016079755
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)40527016079716
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)64052701607971066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14405270160797784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64052701607972228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44052701607975591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O405270160797593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2405270160797265
Leogangite  (*)NoneCu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6·8H2O40527016079715
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)405270160797581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2405270360788,60795,60797987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4405270160797249
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2405270160797762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270360788,60795,6079712537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O405270160797443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O405270160797182
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS405270260795,607971066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl4052701607971107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4405270260795,60797247
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O405270260795,6079784
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)240527016079717380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4405270160797112
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O40527016079758
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O40527016079737
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs405270360792,60795,60797633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)405270160797492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS405270360792,60795,60797767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O405270160797124
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O405270160797105
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O405270160797105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O405270160797428
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)405270160797140
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17405270160797100
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6405270160797477
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4405270160797131
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O405270160797309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270460787,60792,60795,6079739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO24052701607973106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl405270360788,60795,607971725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84052701607959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270360792,60795,6079761156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O40527016079768
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O405270160797177
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O40527016079745
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O40527016079755
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O40527016079757
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2405270160797454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O405270160797293
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2405270160797317
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O405270160797142
Schultenite  (*)NonePb(AsO3OH)40527016079730
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O4052701607971153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21405270160795165
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3405270160797179
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O405270160797292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)405270460788,60791,60795,607976417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O40527016079784
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4405270360792,60795,60797249
Silver  (*)CopperAg4052701607975186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)4052701607972473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O405270160797105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270460791,60792,60795,6079721482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4405270160797586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3405270260795,607973418
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O40527016079790
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS405270260795,607972045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24052701607973337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134052701607971803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13405270260795,607975317
Thometzekite  (*)NatrochalcitePbCu2+2(AsO4)2·2H2O40527016079710
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O405270160797433
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O40527016079729
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS405270360792,60795,60797293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO24052701607972718


1 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
Emily000555405270Variscan     YesSideritePb, Zn1816Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySiegerlandWagner et al. (2002)10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00067-1AP17_225 

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