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Locality Name:
Ore Dumps, Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 125528
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125528.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ore Dumps, Richelsdorf Smelter, Süß, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alum	Alunite	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite
Bulachite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline
Diaspore	Enargite	Epsomite	Fairfieldite	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Hureaulite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Koritnigite
Löllingite	Linarite	Lindackerite	Malachite	Marcasite	Metavoltine	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Roselite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alum Alunite Andalusite Aragonite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite
Bulachite Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline
Diaspore Enargite Epsomite Fairfieldite Gypsum Hexahydrite Hureaulite Kaolinite Kieserite Koritnigite
Löllingite Linarite Lindackerite Malachite Marcasite Metavoltine Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Roselite Skutterudite Sphalerite Starkeyite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite Vivianite Wurtzite

104 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Roselite-β ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brassite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Bulachite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cattierite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalconatronite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinosafflorite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltkoritnigite ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Duftite ()*	Enargite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferrarisite ()*	Galena ()*
Gaspéite ()*	Goethite ()*	Guérinite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haidingerite ()*
Hematite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Irhtemite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Koritnigite ()*	Köttigite ()*	Langite ()*
Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Millerite ()*
Monohydrocalcite ()*	Morenosite ()*	Nickelhexahydrite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*	Parasymplesite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*
Phaunouxite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rauenthalite ()*	Retgersite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*
Richelsdorfite ()*	Roselite ()*	Rösslerite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Safflorite ()*
Sainfeldite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Talmessite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Theisite ()*	Todorokite ()*
Tyrolite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Vladimirite ()*	Weilite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			254
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O			92
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1588
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			445
Roselite-β ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Co(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			21
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			3250
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			5516
Brassite ()*	None	Mg(AsO₃OH)·4H₂O			9
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1633
Bulachite ()*	Bulachite	Al₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₉(H₂O)₄·2H₂O			5
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			27770
Cattierite ()*	Pyrite	CoS₂			30
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			5707
Chalconatronite ()*	None	Na₂Cu(CO₃)₂·3H₂O			23
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O			194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			3531
Clinosafflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂			21
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			966
Cobaltkoritnigite ()*	Koritnigite	Co(AsO₃OH)·H₂O			32
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			109
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			366
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			220
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			910
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			814
Ferrarisite ()*	Lindackerite	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O	0	0	11
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			24243
Gaspéite ()*	Calcite	Ni(CO₃)			22
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			7437
Guérinite ()*	None	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O			31
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			6890
Haidingerite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)·H₂O			17
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			14640
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)			111
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			103
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1066
Irhtemite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·4H₂O			7
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			5591
Koritnigite ()*	Koritnigite	Zn(AsO₃OH)·H₂O			8
Köttigite ()*	Vivianite	Zn₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			60
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			5674
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			78
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1066
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O			55
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O			84
Nickelhexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O			37
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃			176
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			492
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			52
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			124
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O			105
Phaunouxite ()*	None	Ca₃(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O			14
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O			99
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)			140
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			233
Rauenthalite ()*	None	Ca₃(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O			23
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O			55
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O			53
Richelsdorfite ()*	None	Ca₂Cu₅Sb⁵⁺(AsO₄)₄(OH)₆Cl·6H₂O			57
Roselite ()*	Roselite	Ca₂Co(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			23
Rösslerite ()*	None	Mg(AsO₃OH)·7H₂O			16
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			293
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂			317
Sainfeldite ()*	Hureaulite	Ca₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·4H₂O			28
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃			531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			21482
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O			90
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O			139
Talmessite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			46
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			5317
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄			58
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			433
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			245
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂			106
Vladimirite ()*	None	Ca₄(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)·4H₂O			15
Weilite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)			19

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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