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Locality Name:
Willi Agatz Mine, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 408
Youngest recorded age at locality: 367

mindat Locality ID: 22370
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22370.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Willi Agatz Mine, Dresden, 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 Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBlöditeCalciteCopiapiteGypsumHalotrichiteHarmotomeMetavoltineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteRömeriteSulphurSvornostiteTamarugiteTitaniteVoltaite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Blödite  (*)Calcite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Ferrinatrite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Harmotome  (*)
Krausite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Metasideronatrite  (*)Metavoltine  (*)
Mirabilite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rietveldite  (*)Römerite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tamarugite  (*)Titanite  (*)Voltaite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O408367050
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O4083670272
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O4083670130
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)408367027770
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O4083670382
Ferrinatrite  (*)NoneNa3Fe3+(SO4)3·3H2O408367025
Graphite  (*)NoneC40836702812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O40836706890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O4083670409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O4083670290
Krausite  (*)NoneKFe3+(SO4)2·H2O408367021
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O40836701271
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)24083670238
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O408367028
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O408367078
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O4083670223
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2408367039462
Rietveldite  (*)SvornostiteFe(UO2)(SO4)2(H2O)540836703
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O4083670115
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O408367073
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS40836702045
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O408367087
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O40836704899
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O4083670111



1 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
Cr-00046408367400U-Pb, K zircon, biotite  YesVolkonskoiteCr23248Dresden, Saxony, GermanyDresden, E. LausitzGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 


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