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Locality Name:
Bocksberg Skarn, Friedrichsbrunn, Thale, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 296
Youngest recorded age at locality: 289

mindat Locality ID: 249395
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249395.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bocksberg Skarn, Friedrichsbrunn, Thale, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, 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 C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCyanotrichiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
MalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzTitaniteVesuvianite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anorthite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Grossular  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)229628903419
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2962890470
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)29628901036
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)296289027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2296289027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O29628903531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)29628901025
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O29628902970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)22962890179
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)29628908173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF229628909617
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)329628901544
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2296289012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2296289039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2296289061156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O29628904899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1029628901395


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
Hg-00077296289 U-Pb, K-Ar, Rb-Sr    YesCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite, TischendorfiteHg22226Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Möller et al. (1984); Baumann et al. (1991)   

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