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Locality Name:
Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 23248
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23248.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dresden, Saxony, Germany": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Alaunhöhle
Burgk
Freital
Hänichen
Heidenau
Hoyerswerda
Ottendorf-Okrilla
Perna
Plauenscher Grund
Possendorf
Potschappel
Prießnitz Valley
Tharandt
Willi Agatz Mine
Wurgwitz

Latitude: 50°58'30"N
Longitude: 13°45'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.975,13.766111111111

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.

Allanite	Alum	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Aragonite	Arcanite	Baryte	Beryl	Blödite
Calcite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Harmotome	Humboldtine	Iron	Malachite	Melanterite	Metavoltine	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Perovskite	Pyracmonite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Römerite	Sabieite	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Sulphur	Svornostite	Tamarugite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Voltaite	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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo N Na Ni O P S Se Si Ti U W Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alum Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Aragonite Arcanite Baryte Beryl Blödite
Calcite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Gypsum
Halotrichite Harmotome Humboldtine Iron Malachite Melanterite Metavoltine Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Oxalate Perovskite Pyracmonite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Römerite Sabieite Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Sulphur Svornostite Tamarugite Titanite Tourmaline Voltaite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Alacránite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Alunogen ()*
Analcime ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Blödite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carlsbergite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Cohenite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferrinatrite ()*	Godovikovite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hematite ()*	Hoelite ()*	Humboldtine ()*
Iron ()*	Krausite ()*	Kremersite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lechatelierite ()*
Letovicite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mascagnite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Metasideronatrite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pararealgar ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyracmonite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ravatite ()*	Rietveldite ()*	Römerite ()*
Sabieite ()*	Salammoniac ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Schreibersite ()*
Selenium ()*	Siderite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sulphur ()*
Taenite ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Titanite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tschermigite ()*
Volkonskoite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Whewellite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Alacránite ()*	Not in a structural group	As₈S₉	408	367	2	62005,62016	18
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	408	367	1	62014	706
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	408	367	1	62000	92
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	408	367	1	62020	50
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	408	367	2	62003,62020	272
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	408	367	1	62014	1627
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	408	367	1	62014	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	408	367	1	62014	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	408	367	1	62014	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	408	367	2	62014,62022	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	408	367	1	62014	4286
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	408	367	1	62020	130
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	408	367	4	62001,62014,62019,62020	27770
Carlsbergite ()*	Rocksalt	CrN	408	367	1	62012	26
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	408	367	1	62014	5707
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃	408	367	1	62012	77
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	408	367	1	62020	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	408	367	1	62014	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	408	367	1	62003	136
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	408	367	1	62014	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	408	367	1	62014	8173
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	408	367	1	62020	25
Godovikovite ()*	Sabieite	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂	408	367	1	62003	19
Graphite ()*	None	C	408	367	2	62012,62020	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	408	367	2	62003,62020	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	408	367	2	62003,62020	409
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	408	367	1	62020	290
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	408	367	2	62014,62022	14640
Hoelite ()*	None	C₁₄H₈O₂	0	0	1	62003	4
Humboldtine ()*	Humboldtine Oxalate	Fe²⁺(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	408	367	1	62017	27
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	408	367	1	62012	1089
Krausite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·H₂O	408	367	1	62020	21
Kremersite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Fe³⁺Cl₅·H₂O	408	367	1	62003	12
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	408	367	2	62014,62020	1271
Lechatelierite ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂	408	367	0		62
Letovicite ()*	None	(NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂	408	367	1	62003	18
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	408	367	1	62020	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	408	367	1	62014	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	408	367	1	62014	12537
Mascagnite ()*	Arcanite	(NH₄)₂(SO₄)	408	367	1	62003	61
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	408	367	1	62017	915
Metasideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	408	367	1	62020	28
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	408	367	2	62003,62020	78
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	408	367	1	62020	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	408	367	1	62014	5800
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	408	367	1	62022	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	408	367	1	62014	2349
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	408	367	2	62005,62016	57
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	408	367	1	62014	2273
Pyracmonite ()*	Pyracmonite	(NH₄)₃Fe(SO₄)₃	408	367	1	62003	5
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	408	367	2	62014,62020	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	408	367	3	62007,62010,62014	61156
Ravatite ()*	None	C₁₄H₁₀	408	367	1	62003	3
Rietveldite ()*	Svornostite	Fe(UO₂)(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₅	408	367	1	62020	3
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	408	367	1	62020	115
Sabieite ()*	Sabieite	(NH₄)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂	408	367	1	62003	9
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl	408	367	1	62003	105
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	408	367	1	62014	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	408	367	1	62014	2705
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	408	367	1	62012	374
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	408	367	1	62003	143
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	408	367	1	62014	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	408	367	1	62020	73
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	408	367	1	62018	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	408	367	2	62003,62020	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	408	367	1	62012	703
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	408	367	2	62003,62020	87
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	408	367	2	62014,62020	4899
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	408	367	1	62012	1044
Tschermigite ()*	Alum	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	408	367	1	62003	81
Volkonskoite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Ca_0.3(Cr,Mg)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	408	367	1	62022	22
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	408	367	2	62003,62020	111
Whewellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O	408	367	1	62001	66
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	408	367	1	62014	5251

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
	Cr-00046	408	367	400	U-Pb, K			zircon, biotite					Volkonskoite	Cr	23248	Dresden, Saxony, Germany	Dresden, E. Lausitz	Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050526	Dresden, Saxony, Germany	https://rruff.info/R050526

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