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Locality Name:
Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 12427
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12427.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°11'35"N
Longitude: 10°40'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.193055555556,10.6825
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: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAnalcimeApophylliteAragoniteBaryteBerylBruciteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayCorundumCristobaliteDachiarditeEttringiteFeldsparGarnetGismondineGypsumGyrolite
HydrotalciteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePerovskite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodesiteRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSpurrite-Afwillite
StarkeyiteThomsoniteTobermoriteTridymiteVivianiteWollastoniteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Afwillite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Dachiardite-Na  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Galaxite  (*)Garronite-Ca  (*)Gismondine  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Gyrolite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hydrocalumite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydrotalcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jennite  (*)Katoite  (*)Kuzelite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Leucite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meixnerite  (*)Merlinoite  (*)Mesolite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Népouite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Offretite  (*)Okenite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Paranatrolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Plombièrite  (*)Portlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodesite  (*)Riversideite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Saponite  (*)Scawtite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O041
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Dachiardite-Na  (*)DachiarditeNa4(Si20Al4)O48·13H2O022
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O093
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O4043
Garronite-Ca  (*)GismondineCa3(Al6Si10O32)·14H2O066
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O0128
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O0142
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O40407
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O030
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4087
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Jennite  (*)NoneCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O018
Katoite  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(OH)1209
Kuzelite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(SO4)·6H2O04
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)0233
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40359
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O40229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Meixnerite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2(OH)16(OH)2·4H2O05
Merlinoite  (*)NoneK5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64·24H2O017
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O0425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)4066
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3064
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O0146
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O071
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O0306
Paranatrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O019
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30495
Plombièrite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O16(OH)2(H2O)2·(Ca·5H2O)028
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)2051
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodesite  (*)RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19·5H2O011
Riversideite  (*)TobermoriteCa5Si6O16(OH)2·2H2O05
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Scawtite  (*)NoneCa7(Si3O9)2(CO3)·2H2O025
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O0183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)0114
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20458
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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