Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tin Mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 453
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 1879
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1879.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tin Mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Neubeschert-Glück Adit

Latitude: 50°45'56"N
Longitude: 13°45'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.765555555556,13.764444444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Bastnäsite
Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite
Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Tungstite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Bastnäsite
Beryl Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite
Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluocerite Fluorite Garnet Gypsum
Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Stannite Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Topaz Tungstite Wurtzite Zircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dioptase ()*
Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Jordisite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nacrite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pitticite ()*	Prosopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Russellite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderophyllite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stolzite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Walpurgite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zeunerite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	326.4	315.5	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	326.4	315.5	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	326.4	315.5	2353
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	326.4	315.5	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	326.4	315.5	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	326.4	315.5	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	326.4	315.5	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	326.4	315.5	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	326.4	315.5	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	326.4	315.5	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	326.4	315.5	304
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	326.4	315.5	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	326.4	315.5	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	326.4	315.5	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	326.4	315.5	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	326.4	315.5	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	326.4	315.5	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	326.4	315.5	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	326.4	315.5	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	326.4	315.5	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	326.4	315.5	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	326.4	315.5	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	326.4	315.5	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	326.4	315.5	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	326.4	315.5	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	326.4	315.5	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	326.4	315.5	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	326.4	315.5	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	326.4	315.5	651
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	326.4	315.5	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	326.4	315.5	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	326.4	315.5	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	326.4	315.5	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	326.4	315.5	8173
Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluocerite	CeF₃	326.4	315.5	45
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	326.4	315.5	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	326.4	315.5	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	326.4	315.5	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	326.4	315.5	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	326.4	315.5	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	326.4	315.5	14640
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)	326.4	315.5	123
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂	326.4	315.5	102
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	326.4	315.5	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	326.4	315.5	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	326.4	315.5	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	326.4	315.5	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	326.4	315.5	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	326.4	315.5	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	326.4	315.5	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	326.4	315.5	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	326.4	315.5	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	326.4	315.5	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	326.4	315.5	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	326.4	315.5	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	326.4	315.5	112
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	326.4	315.5	471
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	326.4	315.5	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	326.4	315.5	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	326.4	315.5	2349
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	326.4	315.5	140
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄	326.4	315.5	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	326.4	315.5	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	326.4	315.5	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	326.4	315.5	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	326.4	315.5	61156
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	326.4	315.5	312
Russellite ()*	None	Bi₂WO₆	326.4	315.5	40
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	326.4	315.5	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	326.4	315.5	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	326.4	315.5	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	326.4	315.5	6417
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	326.4	315.5	92
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	326.4	315.5	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	326.4	315.5	668
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	326.4	315.5	156
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	326.4	315.5	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	326.4	315.5	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	326.4	315.5	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	326.4	315.5	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	326.4	315.5	1059
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	326.4	315.5	118
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	326.4	315.5	94
Walpurgite ()*	None	Bi₄O₄(UO₂)(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	326.4	315.5	38
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	326.4	315.5	1655
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	326.4	315.5	185
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	326.4	315.5	5251

11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Alexandra-0425	310	260	310-260		Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization			Yes			Sn, Li, Mo, W, Bi, F	146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg	Seifert (2008)		BOOK_MPLMEV_2008
MDR_817-00026	325.9	321.9	323.9±2	Re-Os		molybdenite		Yes	Molybdenite			146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg granite	Romer and Thomas (2005)	10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208	MDR_817
Mo-00495	329	311	320	U-Th-Pb				Yes			Mo, Cu	146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440
Mo-00496	453	423	438	U-Pb				Yes			Mo, Cu	146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440
MDR_817-00027	319.9	315.9	317.9±2	Re-Os		molybdenite		Yes	Molybdenite			146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg granite	Romer and Thomas (2005)	10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208	MDR_817
MDR_817-00028	309	309	c.309	Ar-Ar		biotite		Yes				146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg granite	Romer and Thomas (2005)	10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208	MDR_817
MDR_817-00029	341	325	333±8	Pb-Pb		zircon		Yes	Zircon			146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg granite	Romer and Thomas (2005)	10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208	MDR_817
MDR_817-00030	295	285	290±5	Pb-Pb		zircon		Yes	Zircon			146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg granite	Romer and Thomas (2005)	10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208	MDR_817
MDR_817-00031	310	284	297±13	K-Ar		amphibole		Yes				146104	Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg granite	Romer and Thomas (2005)	10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208	MDR_817
Mo-00015	326.4	321.4	323.9±2.5	Re-Os		molybdenite	5000		Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Wulfenite, Ilsemannite	Mo	1879	Tin Mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg	Romer et al. (2007)	10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2	MD42_337
Mo-00016	320.3	315.5	317.9±2.4	Re-Os		molybdenite	TS 1		Molybdenite	Jordisite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Wulfenite, Ilsemannite	Mo	1879	Tin Mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany	Altenberg	Romer et al. (2007)	10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2	MD42_337

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