Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Clausnitz - Sayda Mining District, Saxony, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 121078
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-121078.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Clausnitz - Sayda Mining District, Saxony, Germany": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Clausnitz
Sayda
Voigtsdorf

Latitude: 50°46'13"N
Longitude: 13°24'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.770277777778,13.410555555556

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Carminite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Epidote
Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Liroconite	Malachite	Mica	Mixite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite
Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Carminite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Descloizite Epidote
Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Liroconite Malachite Mica Mixite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite
Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite Zircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calciopetersite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*	Dickite ()*
Duftite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kintoreite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*
Liroconite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mansfieldite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Omphacite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Petersite-(Y) ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Philipsbornite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	61992	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	61998	2353
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	61996	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	61996	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	61992,61996	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	61992,61996	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	1	61996	172
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	61996	413
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	61996	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	61992,61996	1633
Calciopetersite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(PO₄)₂(PO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	61996	3
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	61994,61996	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	61996	178
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	61992	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	61992,61993,61996	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	1	61996	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	61992,61993,61996	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	61992,61996	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	1	61996	127
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	61996	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	61996	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	61996	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	61992,61996	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	61992	67
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	61996	651
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	61996	220
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	61992,61996	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	61992,61996	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	61994,61996	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	61992	1689
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	61996	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	61996	5591
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	61992	41
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	61996	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	61996	234
Liroconite ()*	Liroconite	Cu₂Al(AsO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	61996	18
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	61994	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	61992,61996	12537
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	61996	42
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	61996	443
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	61992,61996	1107
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	61996	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	61992,61996,61998	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	61996	112
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	61996	492
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1	61998	229
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	1	61996	249
Petersite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Y(PO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	61996	8
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	61996	428
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	61996	51
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	61996	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	61996	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	61992,61996	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	61993,61996,61998	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	61998	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	61992	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	61996	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	61992,61993,61996	21482
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	1	61992	156
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	61996	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2	61992,61996	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	61996	5317
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	1	61996	245
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	61996	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	61998	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	61998	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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