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Locality Name:
Kamsdorf, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 5566
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5566.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kamsdorf, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Fromm Shaft
Großkamsdorf
Königszeche
Kronprinz Mine
Limestone Pit
Neugeboren Kindlein Mine
Roter Berg

Latitude: 50°38'42"N
Longitude: 11°27'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.645,11.451666666667

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	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Digenite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Iron
Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Millerite	Mixite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Symplesite
Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Tyrolite	Vivianite	hauchecornite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Digenite Fluorite Gypsum Iron
Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Millerite Mixite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Symplesite
Tetrahedrite Turquoise Tyrolite Vivianite hauchecornite

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Agardite-(Y) ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenohauchecornite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Asbolane ()*	Azurite ()*
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterogenite ()*
Iron ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*
Pitticite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rammelsbergite ()*	Safflorite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Strashimirite ()*
Strontianite ()*	Symplesite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Todorokite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Zincolivenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	66	2.6	0		90
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	66	2.6	1	63740	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	66	2.6	1	63742	445
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	66	2.6	1	63734	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	66	2.6	2	63734,63738	3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	66	2.6	0		379
Arsenohauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₁₈Bi₃AsS₁₆	66	2.6	0		5
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	66	2.6	0		9052
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	66	2.6	0		143
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	4	63734,63738,63740,63742	5509
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	66	2.6	0		150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	66	2.6	4	63734,63738,63740,63742	11547
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	66	2.6	0		50
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	66	2.6	0		1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	66	2.6	1	63738	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	66	2.6	0		1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	66	2.6	1	63734	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	66	2.6	4	63734,63738,63740,63742	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	66	2.6	0		4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	66	2.6	0		925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	2.6	4	63734,63738,63740,63742	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	66	2.6	0		1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	66	2.6	0		3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	66	2.6	0		966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	66	2.6	1	63734	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	66	2.6	1	63734	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	66	2.6	1	63734	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	66	2.6	0		1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	66	2.6	3	63734,63740,63742	9895
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	66	2.6	2	63740,63742	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	66	2.6	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	66	2.6	0		24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	66	2.6	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	66	2.6	0		14640
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	66	2.6	0		111
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	66	2.6	1	63736	1089
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	66	2.6	0		149
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	66	2.6	1	63736	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	66	2.6	4	63734,63738,63740,63742	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	66	2.6	1	63734	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	66	2.6	0		5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	66	2.6	1	63738	1066
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	66	2.6	1	63742	633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	66	2.6	1	63742	176
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	66	2.6	0		105
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	66	2.6	0		140
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	66	2.6	1	63734	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	66	2.6	1	63738	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	66	2.6	1	63734	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	2.6	0		61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	66	2.6	0		233
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	66	2.6	0		317
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	66	2.6	0		1153
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	66	2.6	0		292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	66	2.6	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	66	2.6	0		5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	66	2.6	0		531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	66	2.6	0		21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	66	2.6	0		3418
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	66	2.6	1	63738	90
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	66	2.6	0		589
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	66	2.6	0		92
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	66	2.6	0		1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	66	2.6	1	63734	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	66	2.6	2	63740,63742	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	66	2.6	0		433
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	66	2.6	0		484
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	66	2.6	0		245
Zincolivenite ()*	Andalusite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	66	2.6	0		60

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
	Kristen002525	66	2.6	Tertiary										Ni, Co, As, Ag, Bi	5566	Kamsdorf, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany	Thuringa and Harz Mountains	Kissin (1993)		GC19_113	age of Kobaltrücken that dispalced Kupfershiefer deposits, remobilized components of Kupfershiefer ores

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