Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Reicher Davidsgang Vein, Alexisbad, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 289

mindat Locality ID: 249409
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249409.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Reicher Davidsgang Vein, Alexisbad, Harzgerode Mining District, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, 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.

Alunite	Arsenopyrite	Gypsum	Malachite	None	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sulphur

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Arsenopyrite Gypsum Malachite None Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sulphur

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Jarosite ()*	Malachite ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sulphur ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	296	289	9052
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	296	289	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	296	289	6890
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	296	289	2228
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	296	289	12537
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	296	289	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	296	289	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	296	289	61156
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	296	289	1153
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	296	289	2045

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
	Hg-00077	296	289		U-Pb, K-Ar, Rb-Sr						Yes		Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite, Tischendorfite	Hg	22226	Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany		Möller et al. (1984); Baumann et al. (1991)

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