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Locality Name:
Marienschacht Mine (Kuppel Mine), Wölsendorf, Schwarzach Bei Nabburg, Wölsendorf East District, Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 327
Youngest recorded age at locality: 231

mindat Locality ID: 14981
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14981.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marienschacht Mine (Kuppel Mine), Wölsendorf, Schwarzach Bei Nabburg, Wölsendorf East District, Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°24'24"N
Longitude: 12°10'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.406666666667,12.181111111111

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mo O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mo O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteClayCorundumDiasporeFluoriteKaoliniteNone
Not in a structural groupQuartzScheeliteTurquoiseWölsendorfiteZircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassetite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Matildite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Turquoise  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)32723102734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)327231011547
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10327231051
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)32723104979
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O3272310566
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63272310310
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232723109617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)32723107437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3327231014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O32723101689
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)432723105591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O3272310198
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS23272310252
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63272310170
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl32723101725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2327231061156
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O3272310484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO232723102718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3272310890
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O327231043
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO432723101655



4 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
Mo-00491275231253U-Th-Pb    Yes Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Mo-00492327283305U-Pb    Yes Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00061275231253U-Th-Pb    Yes Co, Ni1774Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00062327283305U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni1774Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 


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