Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Linz Am Rhein, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 36972
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36972.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Linz Am Rhein, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bruchhausen
Dattenberg
Erpel
Kalenborn
Obererl (Ehl)
Rheinbreitbach

Latitude: 50°35'27"N
Longitude: 7°16'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.590833333333,7.2783333333333

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Atacamite
Baryte	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Carminite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chenite	Clay
Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Dufrénite	Dundasite	Gypsum	Ktenasite
Linarite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Mixite	Natrochalcite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise
Vivianite	Wollastonite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Atacamite
Baryte Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Carminite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chenite Clay
Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Dufrénite Dundasite Gypsum Ktenasite
Linarite Malachite Melanterite Mica Mixite Natrochalcite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Olivine
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Turquoise
Vivianite Wollastonite

94 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*	Chenite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*
Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dufrénite ()*	Duftite ()*	Dundasite ()*
Elyite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Faustite ()*	Ferrobustamite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Goudeyite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*
Litharge ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Mitridatite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Namuwite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Offretite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Paulingite-K ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Redgillite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*
Rosickýite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Susannite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tsumcorite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*

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	61808	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	354	248	2	61795,61808	2734
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	354	248	2	61795,61809	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	4	61790,61802,61808,61809	3250
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	354	248	2	61808,61809	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61808	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	4	61788,61795,61808,61809	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	354	248	1	61808	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	354	248	1	61795	172
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61795	132
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	2	61795,61808	413
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	354	248	1	61808	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	354	248	1	61808	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	3	61795,61808,61809	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	354	248	5	61790,61796,61802,61808,61809	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	354	248	1	61808	359
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	354	248	1	61795	178
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	354	248	2	61795,61808	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	354	248	2	61795,61808	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	354	248	1	61808	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	354	248	6	61788,61795,61806,61807,61808,61810	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	354	248	1	61795	77
Chenite ()*	Chenite	CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61808	40
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	354	248	1	61795	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	354	248	2	61808,61809	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	354	248	3	61795,61808,61809	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	2	61795,61808	151
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	354	248	1	61802	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	354	248	2	61795,61808	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	354	248	3	61795,61808,61809	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	354	248	1	61808	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	354	248	1	61808	9895
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	1	61808	139
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	354	248	2	61795,61808	220
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	354	248	1	61808	97
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O	354	248	1	61809	85
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	3	61788,61795,61808	814
Faustite ()*	Turquoise	ZnAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	354	248	1	61808	24
Ferrobustamite ()*	Wollastonite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	354	248	1	61809	22
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	354	248	1	61792	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	354	248	6	61788,61795,61806,61807,61808,61810	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	354	248	2	61795,61808	7437
Goudeyite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Al(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	354	248	1	61808	19
Graphite ()*	None	C	354	248	1	61802	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	354	248	2	61808,61809	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	354	248	2	61795,61808	14640
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	354	248	1	61808	82
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	1	61808	201
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	354	248	1	61808	367
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	354	248	2	61795,61808	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61808	2228
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	354	248	1	61809	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	3	61795,61808,61809	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	354	248	1	61808	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	354	248	2	61795,61808	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	354	248	1	61809	139
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	354	248	5	61788,61795,61800,61808,61809	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	354	248	1	61809	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	354	248	1	61808	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	354	248	1	61795	1107
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O	354	248	1	61808	129
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	354	248	1	61796	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	354	248	1	61808	17380
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O	354	248	1	61808	58
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	354	248	2	61790,61796	1236
Offretite ()*	Not in a structural group	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O	354	248	1	61796	146
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	354	248	2	61795,61808	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	354	248	1	61808	2994
Paulingite-K ()*	None	(K,Ca,Na,Ba, )₁₀(Si,Al)₄₂O₈₄·34H₂O	354	248	1	61796	7
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	354	248	2	61795,61808	428
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	354	248	1	61795	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	354	248	1	61808	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	354	248	2	61808,61809	309
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	354	248	6	61795,61800,61801,61803,61804,61808	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	354	248	3	61788,61795,61808	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	354	248	2	61795,61808	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	354	248	5	61788,61795,61800,61803,61808	61156
Redgillite ()*	None	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	354	248	1	61809	45
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	354	248	2	61808,61809	1711
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	354	248	1	61808	206
Rosickýite ()*	None	S	354	248	1	61808	22
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	354	248	2	61808,61809	142
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	354	248	3	61795,61808,61809	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	354	248	3	61788,61795,61808	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	354	248	1	61808	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	354	248	1	61808	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	354	248	6	61788,61795,61806,61807,61808,61810	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	354	248	1	61808	2045
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	354	248	1	61808	99
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	354	248	2	61795,61808	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	354	248	2	61795,61808	1101
Tsumcorite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbZn₂(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	354	248	1	61795	29
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	354	248	2	61808,61809	636
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	354	248	1	61809	95

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-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)

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