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Locality Name:
Tannenbergsthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 310
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 130553
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130553.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tannenbergsthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gottesberg
Hammerbrücke
Jugendschacht Mine

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: Al As B Cu F Fe H Na Ni O P Pb S Si U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteColumbiteCorundumFluoriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltSpinelTopazTourmaline

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3092971631209052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS230929716312027198
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3092971631202970
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)309297163120551
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS30929716312024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3309297263120,6312414640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O430929716312014899
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs309297163120633
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS230929716312039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2309297263120,6312461156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)310260263121,631252705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O3092971631201153
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23092971631201476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O3092971631201059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23092971631202718


3 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-0425310260310-260 Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization   Yes Sn, Li, Mo, W, Bi, F146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenbergSeifert (2008) BOOK_MPLMEV_2008 
Kristen000110305297301±4U-Th-Pb monazite     192409Gottesberg, Tannenbergsthal, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyGottesbergFörster and Rhede (2006)10.1127/0077-7757/2006/0055NJMA182_307 
Kristen000111309299304±5K-Ar biotite     192409Gottesberg, Tannenbergsthal, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyGottesbergFörster and Rhede (2006)10.1127/0077-7757/2006/0055NJMA182_307 

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