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Locality Name:
Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 207

mindat Locality ID: 256865
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256865.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany": 54
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 44

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Alexisbad
Güntersberge
Harzgerode
Mägdesprung
Neudorf
Silberhütte
Siptenfelde
Straßberg

Latitude: 51°37'14"N
Longitude: 11°4'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.620555555556,11.08
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 Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryte
BournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidote
EpsomiteFluoriteGypsumLöllingiteLanthaniteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMillerite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
StarkeyiteStibniteSulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteVivianiteWavellite

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anilite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Langite  (*)Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)Lanthanite-(Nd)  (*)Lillianite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pitticite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S296207363269,63270,632882793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2296289263243,632513419
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)296207963246,63258,63266,63269,63270,63279,63284,63285,632882734
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4263207263269,6327088
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2296207763261,63266,63269,63270,63285,63286,632883092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2962071632703250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O296289163258194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2962071163236,63237,63238,63241,63243,63258,63269,63270,63282,63286,632889052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2296207563266,63269,63270,63285,632865509
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6296289463246,63258,63284,63288413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2962891632791966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32962891632791935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11296207263269,63270843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3296207763241,63248,63266,63269,63270,63285,632881089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62962891632871633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2962071363245,63248,63251,63261,63266,63267,63269,63270,63273,63279,63285,63286,6328827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6296289263284,63288359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2296289263258,63288178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)296207863246,63266,63269,63270,63279,63284,63285,632884979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O296289163279925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O29628916328791
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22962071863236,63237,63241,63245,63248,63253,63258,63266,63267,63269,63270,63279,63282,63284,63285,63286,63287,6328827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8296289163246577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82962891632791756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS263207263269,63270966
Copper  (*)CopperCu296289263282,632873846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS296289263241,632884165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2962891632872970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2296289163287144
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O296289263286,63287366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S263207263269,632701027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2962891632438173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O296289163279484
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)296207363269,63270,63282551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2962891632462740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22962071263237,63245,63248,63253,63266,63267,63269,63270,63279,63285,63286,632889617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12296207563266,63269,63270,63285,63288663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2962071763237,63238,63241,63243,63245,63246,63248,63258,63266,63269,63270,63279,63284,63285,63286,63287,6328824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)296289463258,63279,63287,632887437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O296207363238,63270,632796890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3296289263257,6327314640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)296207263269,63270469
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S329628916327954
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14296207263269,63270784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6296289363238,63246,632582228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O296289163287593
Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)LanthaniteCe2(CO3)3·8H2O29628916328716
Lanthanite-(Nd)  (*)LanthaniteNd2(CO3)3·8H2O29628916328710
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6296289163279128
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2296207263269,63270762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22962071263238,63257,63258,63266,63267,63269,63270,63279,63285,63286,63287,6328812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2296207363269,63270,632865674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O296289163279915
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS296207363248,63269,632701066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl296289463246,63258,63284,632881107
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2962891632452994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS296289163248767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O296289163258124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O296289463238,63243,63258,63282428
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)296289163288140
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6296289163246477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O263207163270309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22962071763236,63237,63238,63241,63243,63245,63253,63261,63266,63269,63270,63275,63279,63282,63285,63286,6328839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2296207263258,632673106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl296207563258,63269,63270,63284,632881725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8296207563253,63269,63270,63279,632869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22962072463236,63237,63238,63241,63243,63245,63246,63248,63253,63258,63261,63266,63267,63269,63270,63275,63279,63281,63282,63284,63285,63286,63287,6328861156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O296289163279293
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)296207763262,63266,63269,63270,63276,63282,632864894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O296289363238,63243,632581153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O263207163270292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2962071163248,63249,63258,63261,63266,63267,63269,63270,63285,63286,632886417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O29628916327984
Silver  (*)CopperAg2962891632885186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2962071663237,63241,63243,63246,63248,63261,63262,63266,63269,63270,63279,63282,63284,63285,63286,6328821482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3296207263269,632703418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)296289263284,63288156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2962891632382045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13296207363269,63270,632861803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13296207763241,63266,63269,63270,63285,63286,632885317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2962891632434899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22962891632432562
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O296207263269,63270374
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O29628916328795
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4296207363269,63270,632881655


3 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
Hg-00077296289 U-Pb, K-Ar, Rb-Sr    YesCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite, TischendorfiteHg22226Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Möller et al. (1984); Baumann et al. (1991)   
Co-00063263239251U-Th-Pb      Co, Ni, Mo, Cu1821Neudorf, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyStraßberg-NeudorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00064251207229U-Pb      Co, Ni, Mo, Cu1821Neudorf, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyStraßberg-NeudorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050364Neudorf, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R050364

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