Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Obří Důl (Riesental), Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 330
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 18469
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18469.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Obří Důl (Riesental), Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kovárna Mine

Latitude: 50°43'43"N
Longitude: 15°43'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.728611111111,15.731111111111
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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperDevillineEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumMalachiteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePrehnitePumpellyite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibnite
TitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastonite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Devilline  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Langite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Malayaite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)32930408803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O3293040470
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)332930401534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS32930409052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi32930401966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S332930401935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)329304027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO232930405171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2329304027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu32930403846
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3293040366
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O632930404135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)232930409895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3293040648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32930408173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232930409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS329304024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)332930401544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O32930406890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O63293040741
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3293040593
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4329304014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2329304012537
Malayaite  (*)TitaniteCaSnO(SiO4)329304040
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS232930405800
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32930402349
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)232930401898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O3293040106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2329304039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832930409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2329304061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)32930404894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS329304021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43293040668
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)232930402562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1032930401395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO332930401247


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
sedcu-00381260260Permian     Yes Cu18403Hradec Králové Region, Czech RepublicHorni VerneroviceCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
IAEA-CN-128_Sulovsky_0005330304330-304     Yes  145731Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Czech RepublicKrkonose-Jizera MassifSulovsky (2005) IAEA-CN-128 
Jen_0001441329304329-304 age of associated magmatismscheelite   Scheelite  252892Kovárna Mine, Obří Důl (Riesental), Krkonoše Mtn (Riesengebirge), Hradec Králové Region, Czech RepublicKovárna MinePoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 

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