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Locality Name:
Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 354
Youngest recorded age at locality: 248

mindat Locality ID: 1834
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1834.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Backofen Mine
Baron Friedrich Mine
Carolina Mine
Erzengel Mine
Gottesgabe Mine
Hilfe Gottes Mine
Segen Gottes Mine
Vertrauen Zu Gott Mine

Latitude: 49°43'37"N
Longitude: 7°47'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.726944444444,7.785

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite
Enargite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Ktenasite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Millerite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Skutterudite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Br C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg N Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg N Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Aragonite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Bournonite Brochantite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite
Enargite Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Ktenasite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Millerite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Skutterudite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Wurtzite

90 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Belendorffite ()*	Berthierite ()*
Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Breithauptite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Calomel ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chursinite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Coccinite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Eglestonite ()*	Enargite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gortdrumite ()*	Greigite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kleinite ()*	Kuzminite ()*	Langite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Linnaeite ()*
Livingstonite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Millerite ()*	Moschelite ()*	Moschellandsbergite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*	Paraschachnerite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Schachnerite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Shakhovite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Terlinguaite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tiemannite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Violarite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	354	248	1	61346	2793
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	354	248	0		2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	354	248	1	61346	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	354	248	0		246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	354	248	0		9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	3	61339,61341,61346	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	354	248	3	61339,61342,61343	11547
Belendorffite ()*	None	Cu₇Hg₆	354	248	0		4
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	354	248	0		343
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	354	248	0		5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	354	248	0		1089
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	354	248	0		175
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	0		1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	0		27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl	354	248	4	61340,61341,61343,61346	91
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	354	248	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	354	248	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	1	61341	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	354	248	0		162
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	354	248	1	61341	1382
Chursinite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺Hg²⁺(AsO₄)	354	248	0		4
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	354	248	7	61339,61340,61342,61343,61344,61345,61346	2600
Coccinite ()*	None	HgI₂	354	248	1	61339	3
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	354	248	1	61339	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	354	248	0		4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	354	248	0		802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	354	248	1	61339	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	354	248	0		651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	354	248	0		1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	354	248	0		9895
Eglestonite ()*	None	([Hg¹⁺]₂)₃OCl₃(OH)	354	248	3	61339,61341,61346	36
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	354	248	0		910
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	354	248	0		9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	354	248	0		663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	354	248	1	61341	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	354	248	1	61339	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	354	248	0		30554
Gortdrumite ()*	None	Cu₂₄Fe₂Hg₉S₂₃	354	248	0		5
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	354	248	0		62
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	354	248	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	0		14640
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	354	248	0		180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	0		2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	354	248	0		5591
Kleinite ()*	None	(Hg₂N)(Cl,SO₄)·nH₂O	354	248	0		3
Kuzminite ()*	None	HgBr	354	248	1	61341	4
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	0		593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	354	248	0		581
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	354	248	0		249
Livingstonite ()*	None	HgSb₄S₆(S)₂	354	248	0		24
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	5	61339,61340,61341,61343,61346	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	354	248	0		5674
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	354	248	5	61339,61340,61341,61343,61346	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	354	248	2	61341,61346	255
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	354	248	0		300
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	354	248	0		1066
Moschelite ()*	None	HgI	354	248	1	61339	2
Moschellandsbergite ()*	None	Ag₂Hg₃	354	248	3	61340,61341,61346	24
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	354	248	0		633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	354	248	0		176
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	354	248	0		767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	354	248	0		52
Paraschachnerite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg₂	354	248	1	61346	11
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	354	248	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	0		39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	354	248	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	0		61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	354	248	0		233
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	0		454
Schachnerite ()*	None	Ag_1.1Hg_0.9	354	248	1	61346	14
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	354	248	0		142
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	354	248	1	61341	179
Shakhovite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₄Sb⁵⁺O₃(OH)₃	354	248	1	61341	8
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	1	61340	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	354	248	1	61346	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	354	248	0		531
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	354	248	0		77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	354	248	0		21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	354	248	0		446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	354	248	0		3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	354	248	1	61341	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	354	248	0		1803
Terlinguaite ()*	None	Hg₂OCl	354	248	2	61339,61341	22
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	354	248	1	61340	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	354	248	0		83
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	354	248	0		293
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	354	248	0		106
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	354	248	1	61341	369
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	354	248	0		380

2 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
	Hg-00059	354	248		?-?						Yes		Cinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite	Hg	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)
	Hg-00015	354	248		?-?								Belendorffite, Calomel, Cinnabar, Kleinite, Kuzminite, Livingstonite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschelite, Moschellandsbergite, Paraschachnerite, Schachnerite, Shakhovite, Terlinguaite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite, Coccinite	Hg	1834	Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany		Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070346	Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	https://rruff.info/R070346

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