Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Altenberg Mine, Möllmicke, Wenden, Olpe, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 14859
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14859.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Altenberg Mine, Möllmicke, Wenden, Olpe, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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
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: As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteBournoniteCalciteEpsomiteLinariteMalachiteMilleriteNonePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteVivianite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mercury  (*)Millerite  (*)Morenosite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)40527002734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700445
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)405270011547
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS340527001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)405270027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)40527004979
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS40527002600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)240527009895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O4052700814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270024243
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)24052700987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2405270012537
Mercury  (*)NoneHg4052700397
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS40527001066
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O405270084
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4052700767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)40527006417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S44052700249
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)40527002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1340527005317


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
Emily000555405270Variscan     YesSideritePb, Zn1816Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySiegerlandWagner et al. (2002)10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00067-1AP17_225 

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