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Locality Name:
Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 43670
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43670.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bereborn
Berenbach
Drees
Höchstberg
Müllenbach
Reimerath
Ürsfeld

Latitude: 50°16'54"N
Longitude: 6°58'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.281666666667,6.9755555555556
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: Al B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteBaryteBerylBrauniteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChabaziteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCristobaliteDiasporeFeldsparGarnetHarmotome
MalachiteMicaMilariteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePseudobrookitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelThomsoniteTitaniteTopazTridymite
Zircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Jeremejevite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Mullite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhönite  (*)Roedderite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Sellaite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3542481617668803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33542481617662353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O3542481617581627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23542481617702162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53542481617661310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33542481617621534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481617643250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6354248261762,617642060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)354248361760,61767,6177211547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)354248161762483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)354248361758,61764,6177227770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O354248261758,61762310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816177227198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS3542481617722600
Copper  (*)CopperCu3542481617723846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18354248261762,617661008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3354248261762,617661797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2354248161762453
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6354248161762944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)354248161762371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F354248361762,61766,617702740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3542481617621188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)354248261769,617727437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354248261762,6177214640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4354248161766407
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O35424816176485
Jeremejevite  (*)NoneAl6(BO3)5F335424816176215
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)354248161762233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354248261762,6177014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)235424816177212537
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O354248361758,61764,617701508
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)35424816176278
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O354248261758,617641236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)354248161762884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O35424816176275
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O3035424816176242
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O35424816176275
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O354248261762,6176471
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23542481617622273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5354248161762164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2354248361764,61767,6177239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2354248261770,6177261156
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]35424816176247
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O3035424816176230
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2354248261762,617665614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)354248261762,61770598
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF235424816176246
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)354248261770,617726417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53542481617661516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl354248161762444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43542481617621934
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O354248261758,61764452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O354248261762,617664899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23542481617621476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2354248261762,61770458
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)354248261762,617665251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   

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