Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Main-Kinzig, Hesse, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 150

mindat Locality ID: 31902
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31902.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Main-Kinzig, Hesse, Germany": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Im Lochborn Copper Mine
Dietesheim - Steinheim
Flörsheim
Freigericht
Gelnhausen
Großauheim
Jossgrund
Neuberg

Latitude: 50°6'7"N
Longitude: 8°56'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.101944444444,8.9480555555556

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite
Baryte	Brackebuschite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Covellite
Feldspar	Fornacite	Gypsum	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Minium
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite	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: Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite
Baryte Brackebuschite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Cobaltite Copper Covellite
Feldspar Fornacite Gypsum Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Minium
Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilpnomelane Tetrahedrite Tyrolite Vivianite

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Alloclasite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bieberite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brassite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fornacite ()*
Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedyphane ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rösslerite ()*
Safflorite ()*	Siderite ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Tangdanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tsumebite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	160	150	1	59234	56
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	59241	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	260	150	1	59234	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	160	150	1	59234	445
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	59244	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	59241,59244	3250
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	260	150	1	59234	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	260	150	1	59234	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	260	260	2	59234,59241	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	260	150	2	59234,59241	11547
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	160	150	1	59234	50
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	160	150	1	59234	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	160	150	1	59234	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	260	260	1	59234	5516
Brassite ()*	None	Mg(AsO₃OH)·4H₂O			1	59243	9
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	59241	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	59241,59244	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	260	150	2	59234,59241	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	260	260	2	59234,59241	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	59241	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	160	150	1	59234	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	59241	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	260	260	2	59234,59241	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	260	260	1	59234	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	59241	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	59241	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	59241	220
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	260	150	1	59234	246
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	160	150	1	59234	814
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)			1	59241	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	260	150	2	59234,59241	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	260	150	2	59234,59238	6890
Hedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	59241	48
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	260	150	1	59234	2228
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	260	150	2	59234,59241	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	260	150	1	59234	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	59244	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	260	260	3	59234,59241,59247	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	260	150	1	59234	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	160	150	1	59234	161
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	59241	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	59241	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	59241	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	59241	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	59244	1236
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	160	150	1	59234	633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	160	150	1	59234	176
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	59241	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			3	59236,59244,59249	2994
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	160	150	1	59234	767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	160	150	1	59234	52
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	260	150	1	59234	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	260	150	1	59234	428
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	260	150	1	59234	99
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	260	150	2	59234,59244	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	260	150	1	59234	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	59241	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	260	150	4	59234,59236,59241,59244	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	160	150	1	59234	233
Rösslerite ()*	None	Mg(AsO₃OH)·7H₂O	260	150	1	59234	16
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	160	150	1	59234	317
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	260	150	3	59234,59236,59244	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	160	150	1	59234	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	260	150	1	59234	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	260	150	1	59234	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	260	150	1	59234	3418
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	260	150	1	59234	456
Tangdanite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)_0.5(OH)₉·9H₂O			1	59241	8
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	260	260	2	59234,59241	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	59241	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	260	260	1	59234	5317
Tsumebite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)			1	59241	32
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	260	260	2	59234,59241	245
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	59244	636
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	59241	1655

2 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
	MM66_385-00001	160	150	160-150										Co, Ni, Bi	1808	Im Lochborn Copper Mine, Main-Kinzig, Hesse, Germany	Bieber	Wagner and Lorenz (2002)	10.1180/0026461026630036	MM66_385
	sedcu-00444	260	260	Permian										Cu	1808	Im Lochborn Copper Mine, Main-Kinzig, Hesse, Germany	Bieber	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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