Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kalkofen Quarry, Kalkofen, Arnschwang, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 98727
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-98727.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kalkofen Quarry, Kalkofen, Arnschwang, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°15'14"N
Longitude: 12°51'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.253888888889,12.853611111111

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet
Gypsum	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Spinel
Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

Albite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Laumontite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Spinel ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Epidote Feldspar Garnet
Gypsum Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Spinel
Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1008
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2740
Graphite ()*	None	C	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1271
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1934
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1247
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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