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Locality Name:
Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 327
Youngest recorded age at locality: 231

mindat Locality ID: 1774
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1774.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Wölsendorf East District
Wölsendorf West District

Latitude: 49°25'3"N
Longitude: 12°8'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.4175,12.137777777778
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicAutuniteBaryteBranneriteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigenite
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumJohanniteKaoliniteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMeta-autunite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSchoepite
SkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteTurquoiseWölsendorfite
ZippeiteZircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassetite  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Berzelianite  (*)
Billietite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Curite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dumontite  (*)
Ferroselite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Guanajuatite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Ianthinite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)
Langite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Lermontovite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Mercury  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metauranocircite-I  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Naumannite  (*)
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paraguanajuatite  (*)
Uranophane-β  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Penroseite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Saléeite  (*)Schapbachite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Selenium  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tiemannite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Tyrrellite  (*)
Umangite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)
Villamanínite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO232723102162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3272311589242734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)232723103092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)327231258915,589293250
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O327231458922,58925,58934,589381272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23272311589285509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3272311358917,58920,58922,58923,58924,58928,58932,58934,58936,58937,58938,58940,5894111547
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1032723115892451
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O32723115891592
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)32723115891566
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O327231038
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3272311589151966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43272311589155516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6327231158915248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)632723101633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)327231458922,58923,58928,5892927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)327231358924,58929,589344979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3272311589155707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2327231358920,58928,5894027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3272311589283531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS327231258934,589362600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe327231158915281
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O327231258924,58929566
Copper  (*)CopperCu3272311589283846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3272311589154165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6327231158924310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O163272310599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3272311589152970
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O32723115892558
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O32723115891551
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3272310366
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O32723115892282
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3272311589151027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2327231358915,58936,589409895
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O32723115892220
Ferroselite  (*)MarcasiteFeSe232723115891551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23272311458917,58920,58922,58923,58924,58925,58928,58932,58934,58936,58937,58938,58940,589419617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O327231258922,5892861
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS327231358920,58922,5893224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)327231458915,58924,58928,589297437
Guanajuatite  (*)StibniteBi2Se332723115891537
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O327231258915,589296890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3327231658922,58923,58924,58928,58929,5893614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O3272311589241689
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16327231158915243
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O32723115892231
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O32723115892269
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4327231258924,589285591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O327231358922,58924,58934198
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se632723115891563
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3272310593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)327231258915,58929581
Lermontovite  (*)NoneU4+(PO4)(OH)·H2O3272311589152
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)3272310234
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4327231358915,58920,58929249
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2327231258928,5892912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2327231358915,58920,589295674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2327231258924,58929252
Mercury  (*)NoneHg3272310397
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O3272310388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O327231158915443
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O327231038
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232723115892317380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43272310112
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se327231158915192
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3327231258915,58929176
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O327231258915,58929471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32723102349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS327231258915,58929767
Paraguanajuatite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se33272311589159
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O327231158915144
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)232723115892263
Penroseite  (*)Pyrite(Ni,Co,Cu)Se232723115891514
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O327231158928182
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6327231158924170
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2327231758915,58920,58922,58929,58936,58937,5894039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3272311589241725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23272311058920,58922,58923,58924,58928,58932,58936,58937,58938,5894161156
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)32723115891558
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2327231258915,58938317
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1032723115891595
Schapbachite  (*)RocksaltAg0.4Pb0.2Bi0.4S327231014
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)632723115892294
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe327231158915143
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)327231258915,589296417
Silver  (*)CopperAg32723105186
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O32723115892256
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3327231258915,58929531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS327231258915,5892921482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO32723101101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13327231258915,589295317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe32723115891583
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O327231758921,58922,58923,58925,58928,58934,589381059
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O327231158924484
Tyrrellite  (*)SpinelCu(Co,Ni)2Se432723115891517
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se232723115891571
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2327231658922,58924,58925,58928,58938,589402718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O327231358922,58928,5893889
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O327231558922,58924,58925,58928,58934890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O32723115892894
Villamanínite  (*)PyriteCuS232723115891510
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O32723115892443
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43272311589241655
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4327231158928175


4 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
Mo-00491275231253U-Th-Pb    Yes Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Mo-00492327283305U-Pb    Yes Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00061275231253U-Th-Pb      Co, Ni1774Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00062327283305U-Pb      Co, Ni1774Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070584Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R070584
R140872Roland Mine (Glückauf Mine; Incl. Heinrich Mine), Stulln, Wölsendorf East District, Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R140872

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