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Locality Name:
Rothau, Bruche Valley (Breuch Valley), Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France


mindat Locality ID: 64883
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64883.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rothau, Bruche Valley (Breuch Valley), Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Iron Mines
Natzwiller

Latitude: 48°27'28"N
Longitude: 7°12'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.457777777778,7.2083333333333
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 Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteMalachiteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzScheelite
SpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTourmaline

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1538008803
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2153802606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18253800,538024286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31538001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41538005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15380027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215380027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8153800577
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1538001025
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)153800648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1538002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2253800,538029617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1538007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3253800,5380214640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O415380014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215380012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2253800,538015800
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)253800,53802326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215380039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1538001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215380061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1538004894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1538002705
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131538005317
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3153800297


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