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Locality Name:
Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 354
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 304640
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-304640.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bernkastel-Kues
Manderscheid
Thalfang Am Erbeskopf
Traben-Trarbach
Wittlich

Latitude: 49°58'14"N
Longitude: 6°53'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.970555555556,6.8888888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Devilline
Diaspore	Dufrénite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palygorskite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sodalite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tridymite	Vivianite

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 K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Devilline
Diaspore Dufrénite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Palygorskite Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sodalite
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tridymite Vivianite

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Asbolane ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Brianyoungite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Devilline ()*	Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dufrénite ()*
Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nickeline ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Pargasite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ramsbeckite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Schulenbergite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Theisite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Zincolivenite ()*
Zincrosasite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	354	248	1	61197	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	2	61205,61233	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	354	248	1	61210	470
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	354	248	4	61195,61197,61210,61216	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	3	61205,61210,61238	3250
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	354	248	1	61210	143
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	354	248	2	61227,61236	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	3	61202,61203,61210	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	2	61210,61222	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	354	248	4	61205,61210,61222,61238	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	354	248	2	61205,61222	5516
Brianyoungite ()*	None	Zn₃(CO₃)(OH)₄	354	248	1	61210	79
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	4	61210,61216,61220,61222	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	5	61205,61210,61216,61218,61238	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	354	248	1	61197	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	354	248	7	61195,61197,61198,61210,61212,61216,61218	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	354	248	1	61205	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	8	61197,61201,61205,61206,61210,61216,61218,61222	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	354	248	1	61210	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	354	248	1	61205	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	354	248	3	61201,61210,61222	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	354	248	1	61197	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	354	248	3	61205,61210,61222	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	354	248	1	61227	453
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	354	248	4	61201,61206,61210,61222	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	354	248	2	61210,61216	366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	354	248	1	61236	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	354	248	1	61222	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	354	248	8	61201,61202,61203,61205,61210,61216,61236,61238	9895
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	1	61195	139
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	354	248	1	61205	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	2	61201,61222	814
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	354	248	3	61205,61227,61233	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	354	248	1	61236	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	354	248	10	61195,61197,61198,61205,61206,61210,61212,61216,61218,61222	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	354	248	3	61195,61205,61222	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	354	248	1	61215	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	4	61205,61222,61227,61233	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	354	248	1	61210	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61210	1066
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	354	248	1	61205	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	1	61210	593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	354	248	4	61197,61210,61216,61220	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	1	61227	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	7	61197,61201,61205,61206,61210,61216,61222	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	354	248	3	61201,61205,61218	5674
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	354	248	1	61227	884
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	354	248	1	61218	633
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	354	248	1	61233	306
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	354	248	1	61236	313
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	354	248	1	61210	309
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	354	248	1	61227	164
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	7	61195,61197,61205,61206,61210,61216,61218	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	354	248	6	61195,61197,61198,61210,61212,61218	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	354	248	1	61218	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	18	61195,61197,61198,61201,61205,61206,61210,61212,61216,61218,61222,61223,61225,61227,61229,61231,61233,61236	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	354	248	1	61210	68
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	1	61210	454
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	1	61227	598
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	354	248	1	61210	142
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	2	61210,61238	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	354	248	2	61197,61222	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	354	248	1	61210	2473
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	354	248	1	61227	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	354	248	7	61197,61201,61205,61206,61210,61216,61218	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	354	248	2	61227,61236	1934
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	354	248	1	61210	90
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	354	248	2	61197,61222	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	354	248	1	61218	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	354	248	2	61206,61222	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	354	248	2	61205,61210	5317
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄	354	248	1	61210	58
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	354	248	1	61205	433
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	354	248	1	61227	458
Zincolivenite ()*	Andalusite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	354	248	1	61210	60
Zincrosasite ()*	Malachite	(Zn,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	1	61210	28

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00059	354	248		?-?						Yes		Cinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite	Hg	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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