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Locality Name:
Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 296836
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-296836.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Landsberg (Moschellandsberg)

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteBournoniteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigenite
EnargiteFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteKtenasiteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMillerite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSkutteruditeSphalerite
SpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteUllmanniteWurtzite

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 nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S354248261338,613462793
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23542481613382162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2354248261338,613463092
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4354248161338246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3542481613383250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3542481613389052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2354248461338,61339,61341,613465509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)354248461338,61339,61342,6134311547
Belendorffite  (*)NoneCu7Hg63542481613384
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4354248161338343
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43542481613385516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33542481613381089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb354248161338175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63542481613381633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35424816133827770
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl354248561338,61340,61341,61343,6134691
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O354248161338925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3542481613385707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235424816134127198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2354248161338162
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3542481613411382
Chursinite  (*)NoneHg1+Hg2+(AsO4)3542481613384
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS354248861338,61339,61340,61342,61343,61344,61345,613462600
Coccinite  (*)NoneHgI23542481613393
Copper  (*)CopperCu354248261338,613393846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3542481613384165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3354248161338802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O354248261338,613392970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4354248161338651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3542481613381027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23542481613389895
Eglestonite  (*)None([Hg1+]2)3OCl3(OH)354248461338,61339,61341,6134636
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4354248161338910
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23542481613389617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12354248161338663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS35424816134124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)354248261338,613397437
Gold  (*)CopperAu35424816133830554
Gortdrumite  (*)NoneCu24Fe2Hg9S233542481613385
Greigite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2S435424816133862
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3542481613386890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335424816133814640
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI354248161338180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63542481613382228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43542481613385591
Kleinite  (*)None(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4)·nH2O3542481613383
Kuzminite  (*)NoneHgBr3542481613414
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O354248161338593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)354248161338581
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4354248161338249
Livingstonite  (*)NoneHgSb4S6(S)235424816133824
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354248661338,61339,61340,61341,61343,6134612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23542481613385674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg354248661338,61339,61340,61341,61343,61346397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS354248361338,61341,61346255
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2354248161338300
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS3542481613381066
Moschelite  (*)NoneHgI3542481613392
Moschellandsbergite  (*)NoneAg2Hg3354248361340,61341,6134624
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs354248161338633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3354248161338176
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS354248161338767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs235424816133852
Paraschachnerite  (*)NoneAg3Hg235424816134611
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS33542481613381425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235424816133839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83542481613389056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235424816133861156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2354248161338233
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2354248161338454
Schachnerite  (*)NoneAg1.1Hg0.935424816134614
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O354248161338142
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3354248161341179
Shakhovite  (*)NoneHg1+4Sb5+O3(OH)33542481613418
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)354248261338,613406417
Silver  (*)CopperAg354248261338,613465186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3354248161338531
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)35424816133877
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS35424816133821482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)354248161338446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33542481613383418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3542481613412045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133542481613381803
Terlinguaite  (*)NoneHg2OCl354248361338,61339,6134122
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13354248261338,613405317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe35424816133883
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS354248161338293
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2354248161338106
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3354248161341369
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4354248161338380


2 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
Hg-00059354248 ?-?    YesCinnabar, Corderoite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschellandsbergite, Perroudite, Poyarkovite, Shakhovite, Tiemannite, EglestoniteHg14243Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   
Hg-00015354248 ?-?     Belendorffite, Calomel, Cinnabar, Kleinite, Kuzminite, Livingstonite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Moschelite, Moschellandsbergite, Paraschachnerite, Schachnerite, Shakhovite, Terlinguaite, Tiemannite, Eglestonite, CocciniteHg1834Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Krupp (1984); Krupp et al. (1989)   

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070346Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Obermoschel, Alsenz-Obermoschel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R070346

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