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Locality Name:
Gabbro Quarry (Bärenstein Quarry), Radau Valley, Bad Harzburg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 6021
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6021.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gabbro Quarry (Bärenstein Quarry), Radau Valley, Bad Harzburg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°51'25"N
Longitude: 10°32'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.856944444444,10.546388888889

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 As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArsenic
ArseniosideriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylBrookiteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDundasiteEpidote
FeldsparGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHumiteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeliliteMica
MolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePharmacosideritePrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStilbite
TalcTetradymiteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Brookite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Galena  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kimzeyite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lazarenkoite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pitticite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibarsen  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)0254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)20295
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O0194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O30231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)20260
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS0966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O097
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O0814
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)0371
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2031
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O70114
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O0103
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O099
Kimzeyite  (*)GarnetCa3Zr2(SiAl2)O12017
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Lazarenkoite  (*)NoneCaFe3+As3+3O7·3H2O03
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O0425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O0124
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO0114
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O60303
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)0140
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te4064
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs20317
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12054
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Stibarsen  (*)ArsenicSbAs048
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O0268
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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