Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 395
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 14276
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14276.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech Republic": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald)

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: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H In K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta U W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteKaňkiteLöllingiteLinariteMalachite
MicaMixiteMolybdeniteNatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTopazTourmaline
Tungstite

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Cryolite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dussertite  (*)Dzhalindite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)
Kaňkite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roquesite  (*)Russellite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thometzekite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Trilithionite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Walpurgite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3953301638152793
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O39533016381590
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3953301638158803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3953301638159052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O3953301638151272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23953301638155509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O395330163815150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)39533016381511547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2395330163815172
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183953301638154286
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6395330163815413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3953301638151966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S33953301638151935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43953301638155516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63953301638151633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)39533016381527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23953301638155171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3953301638154979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O395330163815925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3953301638155707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O395330163815194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS239533016381527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3953301638153531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3953301638154165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6395330163815310
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF639533016381550
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16395330163815300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23953301638159895
Dussertite  (*)AluniteBaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)639533016381533
Dzhalindite  (*)PerovskiteIn(OH)339533016381516
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)395330163815551
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)639533016381573
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3953301638152740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23953301638159617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS39533016381524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3953301638157437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6395330163815173
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl3953301638151398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O339533016381514640
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2395330163815148
Kaňkite  (*)KaňkiteFe3+(AsO4)·3.5H2O39533016381538
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43953301638155591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS439533016381582
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2395330163815987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2395330163815762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)239533016381512537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O395330163815443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O395330163815182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl3953301638151107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O395330163815168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23503501638155800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)239533016381517380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4395330163815112
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)395330163815492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3953301638152994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3953301638152349
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)639533016381551
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23953301638152273
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)395330163815140
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F239533016381589
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS239533016381539462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3953301638151725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO239533016381561156
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS239533016381546
Russellite  (*)NoneBi2WO639533016381540
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3953301638154894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3953301638152705
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6395330163815134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3953301638156417
Silver  (*)CopperAg3953301638155186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS39533016381521482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4395330163815668
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)395330163815156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23953301638153337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133953301638151803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133953301638155317
Thometzekite  (*)NatrochalcitePbCu2+2(AsO4)2·2H2O39533016381510
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23953301638151476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O3953301638151059
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F239533016381528
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O395330163815118
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23953301638152718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O39533016381594
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O39533016381538
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43503501638151655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O395330163815185


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Mo-00008on border of Germany and Czech Republic


17 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 
Kristen000027330.6326.6328.6±2zircon evaporation zircon   Zircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000028320.8318.8319.8±1zircon evaporation zircon   Zircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000029304290 K-Arcooling agebiotite     14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000030324321 U-Th-Pb uraninite   Uraninite  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000031324317 U-Pb apatite     14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000032306298302±4U-Th-Pb monazite     14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000033322294308±14U-Th-Pb monazite     14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000034328320324±4U-Pb monazite     14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000035326314320±6zircon evaporation zircon   Zircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000036308308 paleontology       14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000037330330 zircon zircon   Zircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000038321.6316.8319.2±2.4zircon evaporation zircon   Zircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000039308308 K-Ar amphibole     14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000040324318 Re-Os molybdenite   Molybdenite  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Jen_0001453395330395-330 age of associated magmatismscheelite   Scheelite  759Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicZinnwald–CínovecPoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 
Mo-00008350350       Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo759Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicZinnwaldFrondel & Wickman (1970) AM55_1857 

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