Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Quartzite Quarry, Oberschöna, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 461
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 219726
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-219726.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Quartzite Quarry, Oberschöna, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBrookiteChloriteClayCorundumMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RutileTourmaline

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Brookite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Hematite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
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 groupTiO246126002162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS46126009052
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO24612600700
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)846126001756
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3461260014640
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2461260017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2461260039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2310260061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO246126005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)46126002705


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
Alexandra-0427310260310-260 Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization   YesQuartzPb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Sn, Au1832Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyFreibergSeifert (2008) BOOK_MPLMEV_2008 
Co-00069319289304U-Th-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Cu1832Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyFreibergBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00070461433447U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, Cu1832Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, GermanyFreibergBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 

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