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Locality Name:
Wimhof Quarry, Vilshofen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 98705
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-98705.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wimhof Quarry, Vilshofen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°38'45"N
Longitude: 13°10'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.645833333333,13.175833333333
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: Al Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
CorundumFeldsparHumiteMarcasiteMicaNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalc
TitaniteVesuvianiteZircon

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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