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Locality Name:
Niederwasser, Hornberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 32426
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32426.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Niederwasser, Hornberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Blessing Quarry
Igelloch
Karlstein
Kirchbühl

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sn U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAndalusiteAutuniteBaryteBerylBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteClay
ConnelliteCopperCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMixite
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileTopaz

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Connellite  (*)
Cornubite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Mixite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1574732793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1574758803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)15747211547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181574754286
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)157472716
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61574721633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15747227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21574755171
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1574723531
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O157472295
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4157472109
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1574722970
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16157472300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21574729895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21574759617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1574727437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O315747214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41574745591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215747212537
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O157473182
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O157472168
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)215747217380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)157472492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1574722349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2257472,5747561156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1574725186
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21574751476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1574721059
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O157473185



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