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Locality Name:
Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 443
Youngest recorded age at locality: 130

mindat Locality ID: 212598
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-212598.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Alexander Mine
Pošepný Vein Outcrop
Václav Shaft (Václav Mine)
Vraneč Hill

Latitude: 49°36'58"N
Longitude: 14°2'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.616111111111,14.04

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 Au Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg I Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDevilline
DiasporeDigeniteFluoriteGypsumJalpaiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMixiteMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhenakitePolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksalt
RoseliteRutileScheeliteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteVivianiteVolborthite
Wurtzite

91 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baileychlore  (*)Baryte  (*)Betekhtinite  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brandtite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Čechite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)Chervetite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cupropearceite  (*)Cupropolybasite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedyphane  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)
Langite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mckinstryite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monohydrocalcite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Pearceite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roxbyite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Seligmannite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4431301464112793
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O443332246411,4641343
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)4431301464112734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24431301464113092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4431301464143250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4431301464119052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24433321464115509
Baileychlore  (*)Chlorite Clay(Zn,Fe2+,Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)844313014641316
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)44313014641111547
Betekhtinite  (*)None(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S1544333214641145
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7443130146411450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44433321464115516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11443130146411843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS34433321464111089
Brandtite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O44313014641118
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)64433321464111633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)443130246411,4641427770
Čechite  (*)DescloizitePbFe2+(VO4)(OH)443130246411,464135
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4431301464114979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S443332246411,464135707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS244333214641127198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8443130146411577
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)44313014641131
Chervetite  (*)NonePb2V5+2O7443130246411,464137
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O4433321464113531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS348.5250246411,464132600
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)443332246411,46413363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O443332146411295
Copper  (*)CopperCu4433321464113846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS443332246411,464124165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O443332246411,464132970
Cupropearceite  (*)Polybasite[Cu6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]4433321464127
Cupropolybasite  (*)Polybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]4433321464127
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)443130346411,46412,46413378
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S4433321464111027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16443332146411300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24431301464119895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)443332346411,46413,46415220
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O443332146411814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4431301464112740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS443130246411,4641324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4431301464117437
Gold  (*)CopperAu35633614641130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4431301464116890
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl443130246411,4641348
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3443130246411,4641314640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)64431301464111066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34431301464115433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI443130246411,46413180
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2443332246411,46412116
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O443332146411593
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)443332246411,46413234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2443332146411987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O444313014641114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2443332246411,4641312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24431301464115674
Mckinstryite  (*)NoneAg5Cu3S4443332246411,4641251
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O443130146411443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl443130246413,464151107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2348.5341.51464115800
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O443130246411,4641455
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)443332446411,46412,46413,46415362
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs443332146411633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3443332146411176
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]443332146411249
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]443332246411,46412716
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O443332146411309
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4443332246411,46413369
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34431301464111425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS244313014641139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO24431301464113106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl443130346411,46413,464151725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84431301464119056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2443130246411,4641361156
Roxbyite  (*)NoneCu9S544333214641127
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)4431301464114894
Seligmannite  (*)BournoniteCuPbAsS344333214641164
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O443332146411292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4431301464116417
Silver  (*)CopperAg443130246411,464135186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS44313014641121482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S34431301464113418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS443332146411332
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134433321464111803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134433321464115317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2272.1254.31464112718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl443130246411,46413605
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2443332246411,4641346
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O443332246411,46413155
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4443130246411,46413303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44432501464111655



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
JG54_1-00001The Příbram ore region (central Bohemia, Czech Republic) consists of two ore districts, namely Příbram uranium-base metal district and the Březové Hory base metal district.
JG54_1-00002The Příbram ore region (central Bohemia, Czech Republic) consists of two ore districts, namely Příbram uranium-base metal district and the Březové Hory base metal district.
JG54_1-00003The Příbram ore region (central Bohemia, Czech Republic) consists of two ore districts, namely Příbram uranium-base metal district and the Březové Hory base metal district.


17 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
Cu-00007348332340U-Th-Pb    Yes Cu18419Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPříbram-Kutna-HoraBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Cu-00008443407425U-Pb    Yes Cu18419Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPříbram-Kutna-HoraBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00059348332340U-Th-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Mo779Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPříbram-Kutna-HoraBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00060443407425U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Mo779Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPříbram-Kutna-HoraBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
JG54_1-00001280250265±15     Yes U, Mo, Hg779Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPříbram uranium ore districtŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
JG54_1-00002279271275±4     Yes U, Mo, Hg779Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPříbram uranium ore districtŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
JG54_1-00003282274278±4     Yes U, Mo, Hg779Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPříbram uranium ore districtŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
JG54_1-00007272.1254.3263.2±8.9Pb-Pb uraniniteJ_1 YesUraninite  245583Jánská Vein, Březové Hory Deposit, Březové Hory Ore Region (Birkenberg), Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicJánská veinŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
JG54_1-00004348.5342.1342.1–348.5Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdenite U, Mo, Hg, Au189027Petrackova Hora, Hvožďany, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPetráčkova HoraŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
JGS167_347_003356336346±10Pb–PbAu mineralization   YesGoldAu189027Petrackova Hora, Hvožďany, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPetrackova horaJanoušek et al. (2010)10.1144/0016-76492009-008JGS167_347 
JGS167_347_004347.2341.6344.4±2.8Re-OsAu mineralizationmolybdenite  YesMolybdeniteGoldAu189027Petrackova Hora, Hvožďany, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicPetrackova horaJanoušek et al. (2010)10.1144/0016-76492009-008JGS167_347This age was attributed to Dörr & Zulauf (2009) in Janoušek et al. (2010), however, the correct attribution is Dörr & Zulauf (2010), 2009 is the wrong year.
JG54_1-00005344.3341.5342.9±1.4Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdenite U, Mo, Hg, Au235991Mokrsko, Psí Hory Gold District, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicMokrskoŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
JG54_1-00008339.1338.1338.6±0.5Ar-Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite  18429Jílové Gold Mining District, Jílové, Děčín District, Ústí Nad Labem Region, Czech RepublicJílové u PrahyŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
JG54_1-00009339.6338.4339±0.6Ar-Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite  18429Jílové Gold Mining District, Jílové, Děčín District, Ústí Nad Labem Region, Czech RepublicJílové u PrahyŠkácha et al. (2009)10.3190/jgeosci.030JG54_1 
Kristen002438270260Late Variscan vein mineralization   Yes U18657Slavkovice, Nové Město Na Moravě, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicVein Deposits of Bohemian MassifSurán and Veselý (2001) IAEA-TECDOC_1258 
Kristen002439200170Kimerian vein mineralization   Yes U18657Slavkovice, Nové Město Na Moravě, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicVein Deposits of Bohemian MassifSurán and Veselý (2001) IAEA-TECDOC_1258 
Kristen002440170130Kimerian vein mineralization   Yes U18657Slavkovice, Nové Město Na Moravě, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicVein Deposits of Bohemian MassifSurán and Veselý (2001) IAEA-TECDOC_1258 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070309Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R070309
R070363Alexander Mine, Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R070363
R120086Alexander Mine, Vrančice, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R120086


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