Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fünf Bücher Mosis Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 138.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 133.1

mindat Locality ID: 6013
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6013.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fünf Bücher Mosis Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°42'42"N
Longitude: 10°30'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.711666666667,10.506111111111

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Löllingite	Mixite	Nickeline	None	Perovskite	Pyrite	Skutterudite	Vivianite

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: As Ba C Ca Co Cu H La Ni O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Co Cu H La Ni O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Löllingite Mixite Nickeline None Perovskite Pyrite Skutterudite Vivianite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Agardite-(La) ()*	Annabergite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Retgersite ()*	Safflorite ()*	Skutterudite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(La) ()*	Mixite	LaCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	138.3	133.1	33
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	138.3	133.1	445
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	138.3	133.1	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	138.3	133.1	27770
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	138.3	133.1	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	138.3	133.1	767
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O	138.3	133.1	55
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	138.3	133.1	317
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	138.3	133.1	531

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002289	138.3	133.1	135.7±2.6	40Ar/39Ar			adularia			Yes				6009	Bergmannstrost Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany	Bergmannstrost Vein	Mertz et al. (1989)	10.1007/BF00206715	MD24_9

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