Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 304659
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-304659.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Emmelshausen
Kastellaun
Simmern
St Goar

Latitude: 50°4'24"N
Longitude: 7°33'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.073333333333,7.565

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copiapite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Feldspar	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Ktenasite
Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Millerite	Minium	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copiapite
Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Feldspar Gypsum Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Ktenasite
Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Mica Millerite Minium None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Woodwardite Wurtzite Zircon

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copiapite ()*	Covellite ()*	Devilline ()*
Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Honessite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Millerite ()*	Minium ()*
Muscovite ()*	Namuwite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsbeckite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Schulenbergite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Troilite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	354	248	1	61579	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	354	248	1	61577	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	354	248	2	61567,61577	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	2	61577,61578	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61577	919
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	1	61577	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	2	61567,61578	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	354	248	1	61579	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	354	248	1	61577	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	5	61567,61572,61576,61578,61579	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	354	248	1	61574	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	354	248	1	61577	3531
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	354	248	1	61577	382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	354	248	1	61577	4165
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	354	248	1	61577	366
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	354	248	1	61577	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	354	248	3	61567,61578,61579	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	354	248	2	61578,61579	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	354	248	4	61567,61572,61578,61579	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	354	248	1	61577	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	354	248	1	61577	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	354	248	1	61577	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	354	248	1	61579	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	1	61577	14640
Honessite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	354	248	1	61567	25
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61577	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61577	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	354	248	1	61577	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	1	61577	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	1	61577	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	354	248	1	61577	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	354	248	1	61577	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	1	61577	12537
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	354	248	2	61567,61577	1066
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	354	248	1	61577	247
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	354	248	1	61577	17380
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O	354	248	1	61577	58
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	354	248	1	61577	309
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	354	248	1	61577	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	3	61567,61572,61579	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	354	248	1	61577	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	6	61567,61572,61576,61577,61578,61579	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	354	248	1	61577	68
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	354	248	1	61577	1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	1	61577	454
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	354	248	1	61577	142
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	354	248	1	61577	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	3	61567,61572,61579	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	354	248	1	61577	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	354	248	1	61577	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	354	248	3	61567,61572,61579	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	354	248	1	61574	1934
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	354	248	1	61577	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	354	248	1	61577	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	354	248	1	61577	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	354	248	1	61577	1803
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	354	248	1	61574	1044
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	354	248	1	61574	5251

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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