Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 40486
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-40486.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Ahlbach
Bad Camberg
Dehrn
Hadamar
Mensfelden
Staffel
Steeden
Villmar
Weilmünster

Latitude: 50°23'35"N
Longitude: 8°9'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.393055555556,8.1533333333333

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	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Brookite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore
Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fluorite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Millerite	Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite	Vivianite	Wardite	Wavellite

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 C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Brookite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore
Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluocerite Fluorite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite
Millerite Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Tyrolite Vivianite Wardite Wavellite

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bavenite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cyrilovite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kidwellite ()*	Kintoreite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Morenosite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pattersonite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Susannite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tyrolite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	59230	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	59214,59232	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	59214	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	3	59209,59222,59230	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	6	59209,59222,59224,59225,59227,59230	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	59222	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	59214	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	59222	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	59209,59222,59227,59230	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	59232	11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	59214	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1	59214	606
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	59230	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	59230	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	59214	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	59219,59222,59224,59225,59227,59230,59232	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	59209	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4	59209,59222,59227,59230	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	59209,59214,59222,59224,59225,59227,59230,59232	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	59230	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	59209	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	2	59209,59222	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	59209	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	2	59206,59210	310
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	59209	2970
Cyrilovite ()*	Wardite	NaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	59209	60
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	59226	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4	59219,59224,59225,59232	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	59232	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	59222,59230	814
Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluocerite	CeF₃	1	59214	45
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	3	59210,59212,59217	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	59214	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	59209,59214,59222,59227,59230	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	59209,59232	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	59219,59222,59224,59225,59232	14640
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	59209	82
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	59214	5433
Kidwellite ()*	None	NaFe³⁺_9+x(PO₄)₆(OH)₁₁·3H₂O (x ≈ 0.33)	1	59214	53
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	59209	41
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	59219	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	59209	987
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	59214	1487
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	7	59209,59222,59224,59225,59227,59230,59232	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	59219	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	59214	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	59232	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	59222	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	59209,59222	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	2	59222,59230	247
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	59214	1508
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	59222	84
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	59222	767
Pattersonite ()*	None	PbFe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₅·H₂O	1	59209	2
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	59230	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	3	59222,59227,59230	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	3	59222,59227,59230	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7	59214,59222,59224,59225,59227,59230,59232	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3	59209,59219,59232	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	4	59209,59222,59227,59230	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	59214	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	59209,59214,59219,59222,59224,59225,59227,59230,59232	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	59216,59232	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	59214	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	59209,59224,59225,59230	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	59222	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	59214,59222,59230	21482
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	59209	99
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	3	59209,59227,59230	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	59222,59230	5317
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	2	59222,59230	245
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	1	59206	374
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	59222	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050529	Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany	https://rruff.info/R050529

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