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Locality Name:
Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 31605
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31605.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Biersdorf
Bollnbach Mine
Dermbach
Friedrich-Wilhelm Mine
Malscheid (Mahlscheid; Mahlscheiderkopf; Mahlscheider Kopf)
San Fernando Mine
Wolf Mine

Latitude: 50°46'0"N
Longitude: 7°57'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.766666666667,7.9611111111111

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	Alunite	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Chabazite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore
Dufrénite	Gmelinite	Harmotome	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Millerite	Natrolite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Ullmannite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Chabazite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore
Dufrénite Gmelinite Harmotome Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Millerite Natrolite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Turquoise Ullmannite Vivianite Wurtzite

63 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chalcosiderite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dufrénite ()*	Galena ()*	Gmelinite-Ca ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kidwellite ()*	Langite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Natrodufrénite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phillipsite-K ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Ullmannite ()*

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	61094	2793
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	354	248	1	61093	1627
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	354	248	2	61092,61094	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	354	248	3	61084,61089,61090	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	1	61084	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	1	61093	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	354	248	3	61084,61089,61090	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	2	61092,61094	5509
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	1	61085	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	354	248	1	61084	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	354	248	2	61094,61095	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	354	248	2	61084,61090	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	1	61092	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	2	61090,61093	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	354	248	2	61092,61094	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	354	248	1	61093	310
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	354	248	1	61095	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	354	248	1	61095	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	354	248	1	61092	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	6	61084,61085,61090,61092,61094,61095	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	354	248	1	61089	77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	354	248	4	61085,61092,61094,61095	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	354	248	1	61092	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	354	248	1	61084	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	354	248	2	61092,61095	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	354	248	3	61084,61090,61095	9895
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	2	61088,61089	139
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	354	248	3	61084,61092,61094	24243
Gmelinite-Ca ()*	Gmelinite	Ca₂(Si₈Al₄)O₂₄·11H₂O	354	248	1	61093	20
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	354	248	3	61085,61089,61094	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	354	248	1	61084	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	5	61084,61085,61089,61090,61094	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	354	248	1	61090	5591
Kidwellite ()*	None	NaFe³⁺_9+x(PO₄)₆(OH)₁₁·3H₂O (x ≈ 0.33)	354	248	1	61089	53
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	1	61092	593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	354	248	5	61085,61086,61089,61094,61095	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	354	248	2	61092,61094	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	354	248	1	61090	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	6	61084,61085,61089,61092,61094,61095	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	354	248	3	61090,61094,61095	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	354	248	4	61084,61092,61094,61095	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	354	248	1	61092	1107
Natrodufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	1	61088	46
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	354	248	1	61093	1236
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	354	248	1	61095	428
Phillipsite-K ()*	Harmotome	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	354	248	1	61093	71
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	5	61084,61090,61092,61094,61095	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	354	248	3	61085,61086,61095	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	354	248	2	61092,61094	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	354	248	2	61084,61090	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	7	61084,61089,61090,61092,61093,61094,61095	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	354	248	2	61085,61095	1711
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	354	248	1	61088	206
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	354	248	1	61089	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	7	61084,61086,61089,61090,61092,61094,61095	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	354	248	1	61084	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	354	248	1	61094	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	354	248	3	61084,61094,61095	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	354	248	1	61094	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	354	248	1	61092	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	354	248	1	61090	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	354	248	1	61095	5317
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	354	248	1	61095	293

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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