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Locality Name:
Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 327
Youngest recorded age at locality: 315

mindat Locality ID: 1929
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1929.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zwickau, Saxony, Germany": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Brückenberg Schacht
Bürgerschacht
Cainsdorf
Glauchau
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Kirchberg
Langenweißbach
Lichtentanne
Limbach-Oberfrohna
Lugau
Maxhütte
Oberhohndorf
Oelsnitz
Planitz
Reinsdorf
Schedewitz

Latitude: 50°46'50"N
Longitude: 12°34'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.780555555556,12.576666666667

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Beryl
Bournonite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Dundasite	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fornacite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite
Meta-autunite	Mica	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt
Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Fe K O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Beryl
Bournonite Brucite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Dundasite Feldspar Fluocerite Fornacite Gypsum Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Marcasite
Meta-autunite Mica Monazite None Not in a structural group Oxalate Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt
Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Tourmaline

93 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bismite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brucite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*
Crocoite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dravite ()*	Elbaite ()*
Embreyite ()*	Fluor-elbaite ()*	Fluor-schorl ()*	Fornacite ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gorceixite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hercynite ()*	Indialite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lesukite ()*	Linarite ()*
Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*
Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Mullite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nacrite ()*	Népouite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Olenite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Petterdite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Phoenicochroite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rossmanite ()*	Salammoniac ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Todorokite ()*	Domeykite-β ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Vauquelinite ()*	Vermiculite ()*
Whewellite ()*	Witherite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	63172	3419
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F			1	63166	244
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	63166	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	63167	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	63175	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	63153	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	63144	718
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			1	63177	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	63146,63162	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	63153,63167	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	63175	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	63167,63169	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	63167	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			2	63145,63167	450
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃			1	63167	214
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			2	63153,63167	1089
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	63144	462
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O			1	63161	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	63142,63173,63177	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	63177	309
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	63145,63167	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	63167	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	63167	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	63153,63167	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	63144	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	63167	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	63141	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	63166	1008
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	63145	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	63167	4165
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)			1	63145	81
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	63144	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	63167	2970
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	63166	648
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	63165,63166	520
Embreyite ()*	None	Pb₅(CrO₄)₂(PO₄)₂·H₂O			1	63145	5
Fluor-elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F			1	63166	31
Fluor-schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F			1	63166	25
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)			1	63145	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	63145,63153,63167	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	63175	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	63144,63150	7437
Gorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	63145	121
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	63175	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			5	63144,63150,63162,63172,63175	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	63144	407
Indialite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅)O₁₈			1	63175	24
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	63145	5591
Lesukite ()*	None	Al₂(OH)₅Cl·2H₂O			1	63175	10
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	63167	987
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	63144	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			4	63144,63147,63148,63175	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	63153,63167	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	63153	5674
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	327	315	1	63156	388
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	327	315	0		4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	63145	1107
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	63145	1508
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)			1	63175	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	63166	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	63177	112
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	63146	66
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	63162	471
Olenite ()*	Tourmaline	NaAl₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃(OH)			1	63166	24
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	63166	2349
Petterdite ()*	Dundasite	PbCr₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	63145	2
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	63144	2273
Phoenicochroite ()*	None	Pb₂O(CrO₄)			1	63145	35
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	63145	170
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			2	63153,63175	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	63145,63167	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			14	63142,63144,63145,63148,63149,63150,63153,63154,63166,63167,63173,63177,63179,63181	61156
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀			1	63146	312
Rossmanite ()*	Tourmaline	(Al₂Li)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	63166	37
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl			1	63175	105
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	327	315	3	63156,63165,63166	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	327	315	0		6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	63167	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	63142,63153	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	63144	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	63175	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			3	63144,63147,63148	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	63153	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	63153	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	63167	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	63144	433
Domeykite-β ()*	Fluocerite	Cu₃As			1	63140	6
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	63145	605
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)			1	63145	63
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	63144	652
Whewellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O			1	63176	66
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)			1	63167	251
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	63167	1655

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000648	Biotite-type Granites are grouped together and represented by multiple occurences all within the Erzgebirge region of Germany, and are given a singular age to represent them as a whole.

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run 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	Age Notes
	Giersdorf_00000648	327	315	321±6	U-Th-Pb	Age 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 alteration		uraninite				Uraninite	Uraninite		287390	Kirchberg, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany	Kirchberg Biotite Granite	Förster (1999)	10.1180/002646199548466	MM63_239	Chemically derived uraninite ages for a group of biotite-type granites, consisting of Kirchberg, Burkersdorf, Schlema-Alberoda, Beierfeld, and Niederbobritzsch granites. The age is given for the entire group as a whole.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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