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Locality Name:
Lengenfeld, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 130554
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130554.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lengenfeld, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Irfersgrün
Pechtelsgrün
Plohn

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 Be Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayColumbiteCorundum
FeldsparFluoriteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SpinelStibniteTourmalineVivianite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3102601630569052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183102601630544286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3102601630561966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S33102601630561935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)31026016305627770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS231026016305627198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183102601630541008
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2310260163056246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O310260163056814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)310260163056551
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS31026016305624243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O331026016305614640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)310260163056469
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O431026016305614899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23102601630565800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2310260263054,6305617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3102601630562994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3102601630562349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS231026016305639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2310260363054,63056,6305761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23102601630545614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3102601630564894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3102601630542705
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O3102601630561059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23102601630562718



1 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-0424310260310-260 Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization   Yes W, Mo131742Zschorlau, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyZschorlauSeifert (2008) BOOK_MPLMEV_2008 


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