Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Wülfrath, Niederberg Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 68713
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-68713.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wülfrath, Niederberg Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bochum Quarry
Dachskuhle Quarry
Emanuel Mine
Fortuna Mine
Rohdenhaus
Schlupkothen Quarry

Latitude: 51°17'49"N
Longitude: 7°2'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.296944444444,7.0458333333333

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kieserite
Ktenasite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Minium	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Römerite	Sphalerite	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Wurtzite

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 C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Gypsum Kaolinite Kieserite
Ktenasite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Minium None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Römerite Sphalerite Starkeyite Sulphur Wurtzite

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Allophane ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*
Covellite ()*	Crednerite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*
Ferricopiapite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gunningite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Halloysite-10Å ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kolwezite ()*	Ktenasite ()*	Langite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Minium ()*	Nordstrandite ()*	Otavite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Römerite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	60432	254
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	60432	470
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	60431,60432	2734
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	60431	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	60431,60432	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	60432	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	60431,60432,60433	5509
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	60431	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	60429,60431,60432,60433	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	60431,60432	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	2	60431,60432	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	60431,60432	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	60432	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	60431,60432	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	60432	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	60431,60432	4165
Crednerite ()*	None	CuMnO₂	1	60432	35
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	60431,60432	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	60431	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	60432	9895
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	2	60431,60432	41
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	60429,60431,60432	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	60431,60432	7437
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	60432	717
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O	1	60431	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	60431,60432	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	60431,60432	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2	60431,60432	1689
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	1	60431	111
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	60432	62
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	60432	5591
Kolwezite ()*	Malachite	CuCo(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	60431	10
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O	2	60431,60432	75
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	60431	593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	60432	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	2	60431,60432	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	60431,60432,60433	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	60429,60432	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	2	60431,60432	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	60431,60432	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	1	60432	247
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	60432	64
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)	1	60431	25
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	2	60431,60432	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	60429,60431,60432	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	60432	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	60429,60431,60432,60433	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1	60432	115
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	60431,60432	454
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	60431	293
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	60431,60432	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	60431	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	60431	84
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	60431,60432	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	60429,60431,60432	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	60432	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	1	60431	139

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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