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Locality Name:
Lorenz Gegentrum Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 461
Youngest recorded age at locality: 159

mindat Locality ID: 15803
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15803.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lorenz Gegentrum Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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: Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H O P Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteFluoriteLinariteMalachiteNone
Not in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)34611590544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)246115905509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)461159011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)461159027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)31026004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2461159027198
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O46115902970
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F46115902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF246115909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS310260024243
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O4611590593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)24611590987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2461159012537
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl31026001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2310260061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS310260021482



7 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
Alexandra-0427310260310-260 Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization   YesQuartzPb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Sn, Au1832Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyFreibergSeifert (2008) BOOK_MPLMEV_2008 
Co-00069319289304U-Th-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Cu1832Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyFreibergBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00070461433447U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Cu1832Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyFreibergBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Cu-00003183159171U-Th-Pb    Yes Cu15974Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyHalsbrücke WTBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Cu-00004307265286U-Pb    Yes Cu15974Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyHalsbrücke WTBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Cu-00005196188192U-Th-Pb    Yes Cu15974Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyHalsbrücke HTBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Cu-00006317309313U-Pb    Yes Cu15974Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyHalsbrücke HTBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 


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