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Locality Name:
Kotel, Špindlerův Mlýn (Spindlermühle), Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 330
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 219570
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-219570.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kotel, Špindlerův Mlýn (Spindlermühle), Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°45'4"N
Longitude: 15°32'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.751111111111,15.533333333333
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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti W Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMalachiteNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneScheeliteSphaleriteTitaniteVesuvianiteZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Grossular  (*)Langite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)233026003419
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS33026009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)226026005509
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O26026003531
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O633026004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)33026008173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F33026002740
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)333026001544
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2602600593
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2330260039462
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)33026004894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS330260021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O33026004899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1033026001395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)33026005251


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
sedcu-00381260260Permian     Yes Cu18403Hradec Králové Region, Czech RepublicHorni VerneroviceCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
IAEA-CN-128_Sulovsky_0005330304330-304     Yes  145731Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Czech RepublicKrkonose-Jizera MassifSulovsky (2005) IAEA-CN-128 

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