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Locality Name:
Tirpersdorf, Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 327
Youngest recorded age at locality: 313

mindat Locality ID: 16022
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16022.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tirpersdorf, Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°26'14"N
Longitude: 12°15'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.437222222222,12.2525
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 Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si U V W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si U V W Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetGypsumLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasite
MedenbachiteMicaMixiteMolybdeniteNatroautuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosiderite
PhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSchoepiteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteTetrahedriteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteWölsendorfiteZircon

97 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Andradite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Asbolane  (*)Asselbornite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassetite  (*)
Bavenite  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Bergenite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Curite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dumontite  (*)Dussertite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Francevillite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Hügelite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Iriginite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meta-ankoleite  (*)Metaheinrichite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neustädtelite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pucherite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Russellite  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schumacherite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Soddyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Walpurgite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)
Yingjiangite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S32731302793
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)332731301534
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O3273130445
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs3273130379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS32731309052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O3273130143
Asselbornite  (*)NonePb(UO2)4(BiO)3(AsO4)2(OH)7·4H2O32731303
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O3273130150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)327313011547
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10327313051
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)3273130255
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O327313092
Bergenite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa2Ba4(UO2)9O6(PO4)6·16H2O32731309
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi32731301966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S332731301935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)3273130716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS432731305516
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb3273130175
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)327313027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O32731301184
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)32731304979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S32731305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2327313027198
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O327313070
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O3273130566
Copper  (*)CopperCu32731303846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS32731304165
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O327313051
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O327313082
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)232731309895
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O327313020
Dussertite  (*)AluniteBaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6327313033
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32731308173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O3273130814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)3273130551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232731309617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O327313061
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O327313043
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS327313024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)32731307437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)332731301544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3327313014640
Hügelite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3(AsO4)2O2·5H2O32731308
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)3273130123
Iriginite  (*)None(UO2)Mo6+2O7·3H2O327313015
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O3273130198
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)23273130210
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23273130762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4327313014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2327313012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS232731305674
Meta-ankoleite  (*)NatroautuniteK(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O327313010
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O327313019
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl32731301107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O3273130168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS232731305800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2327313017380
Neustädtelite  (*)MedenbachiteBi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)2(O,OH)4(AsO4)2327313017
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs3273130633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As33273130176
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)3273130492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O32731302994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32731302349
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)2327313063
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)327313053
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS33273130733
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)327313053
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS332731301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2327313039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO232731303106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832731309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2327313061156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs23273130233
Russellite  (*)NoneBi2WO6327313040
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs23273130317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)32731304894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)32731302705
Schumacherite  (*)NoneBi3O(VO4)2(OH)327313012
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)32731306417
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O327313056
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs33273130531
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2327313044
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS327313021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1332731301803
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O32731301059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)232731302562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO232731302718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O327313089
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3273130890
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O327313052
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1032731301395
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O327313038
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO332731301247
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O327313043
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O327313095
Yingjiangite  (*)PhosphuranyliteK2Ca(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6·6H2O32731309
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O3273130185


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000647Tirpersdorf is an old Uranium prospect that delves into the Bergen Massif. The town of Tirpersdorf is located approximately 4 km SSW of the town of Bergen, the namesake of the granite body found in the area. The Bergen Massif is one of many Variscan granite bodies found in the Erzgebirge area in the eastern part of Germany on the border with the Czech Republic.


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
Giersdorf_00000647327313320±7U-Th-PbAge window of the samples on this paper fit into the range of 315-325 Ma, supporting a magmatic origin for the uraninite in the granite bodies as suggested by textural relationships. The uraninite grains studied are expressed to have had little alterationuraninite   UraniniteUraninite 16022Tirpersdorf, Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyBergen MassifFörster (1999)10.1180/002646199548466MM63_239Chemically derived uraninite ages for the Bergen granite

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