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Locality Name:
Copper Smelter Slag Locality, Kall, Mechernich, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 174
Youngest recorded age at locality: 166

mindat Locality ID: 17651
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17651.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper Smelter Slag Locality, Kall, Mechernich, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°32'59"N
Longitude: 6°32'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.549722222222,6.5497222222222
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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
CaledoniteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteCheniteConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineEttringite
GypsumHydrotalciteIronKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMiniumNoneNot in a structural groupPseudobrookite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStarkeyiteSulphurTaranakiteVivianite
Wurtzite

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brushite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenite  (*)Claraite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Elyite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Ettringite  (*)Fougèrite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Ktenasite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)Laurionite  (*)Lead  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Massicot  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Monohydrocalcite  (*)
Namuwite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)Newberyite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Paratacamite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plumbonacrite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Sampleite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Silver  (*)Simonkolleite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Taranakite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)
Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1741660470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)17416602734
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1741660363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)17416603250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)174166011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61741660413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)617416601633
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O1741660104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)174166027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61741660359
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO217416605171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)17416604979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41741660352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S17416605707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O1741660194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2174166027198
Chenite  (*)CheniteCuPb4(SO4)2(OH)6174166040
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O174166040
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1741660295
Copper  (*)CopperCu17416603846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS17416604165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O17416602970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1741660366
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O174166085
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1741660814
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O174166093
Fougèrite  (*)HydrotalciteFe2+4Fe3+2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O174166020
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS174166024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O17416606890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3174166014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O17416601689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)21741660201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)617416601066
Iron  (*)IronFe17416601089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)617416602228
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O174166075
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)174166097
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1741660593
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)174166049
Lead  (*)CopperPb1741660192
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21741660265
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1741660234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21741660987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO1741660139
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4174166014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2174166012537
Massicot  (*)NonePbO1741660202
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl17416601107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41741660247
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O174166055
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O174166058
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O174166080
Newberyite  (*)NoneMg(PO3OH)·3H2O174166024
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1741660492
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O1741660124
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)61741660158
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl21741660142
Plumbonacrite  (*)NonePb5(CO3)3O(OH)2174166013
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O1741660309
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O51741660164
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2174166061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O1741660293
Sampleite  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O174166040
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O1741660142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1741660292
Silver  (*)CopperAg17416605186
Simonkolleite  (*)NoneZn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O00011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS174166021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41741660668
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS17416602045
Taranakite  (*)TaranakiteK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O174166057
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO17416601101
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O1741660183
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1741660636
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O174166095
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO174166098


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedznpb-00207174166170±4 (Rb-Sr, sph)Rb-Sr sphalerite  YesSphalerite  17614Mechernich, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyMechernichSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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