Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 324
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 279412
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-279412.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Christa Mine

Latitude: 50°7'57"N
Longitude: 11°56'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.1325,11.946666666667

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.

Arsenic	Autunite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Schoepite	Stibnite	Wölsendorfite	Zircon

Autunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berzelianite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Churchite-(Y) ()*	Clausthalite ()*
Coffinite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dewindtite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fourmarierite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Guanajuatite ()*	Hematite ()*	Klockmannite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sabugalite ()*
Saléeite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Umangite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranophane-α ()*	Uranosphaerite ()*	Vandendriesscheite ()*	Wölsendorfite ()*

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Se Si U Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenic Autunite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Epidote Fluorite Gypsum Mica None Not in a structural group Phosphuranylite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Schoepite Stibnite Wölsendorfite Zircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	319	0	1	58625	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	324	0	1	58625	11547
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	324	0	1	58625	66
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	324	0	1	58625	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	324	0	1	58625	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	324	0	1	58625	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	324	0	1	58625	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	324	0	1	58625	27198
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O	324	0	1	58625	70
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	324	0	1	58625	281
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	319	0	1	58625	566
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	324	0	1	58625	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	324	0	1	58625	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	324	0	1	58625	2970
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O	319	0	1	58625	82
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	324	0	1	58625	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	324	0	1	58625	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	324	0	1	58625	9617
Fourmarierite ()*	Schoepite	Pb_1-xO_3-2x(UO₂)₄(OH)_4+2x·4H₂O	319	0	1	58625	61
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	324	0	1	58625	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	324	0	1	58625	30554
Guanajuatite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂Se₃	324	0	1	58625	37
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	324	0	1	58625	14640
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	324	0	1	58625	63
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	319	0	1	58625	443
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	324	0	1	58625	17380
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	319	0	1	58625	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	324	0	1	58625	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	324	0	1	58625	61156
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O	319	0	1	58625	87
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	319	0	1	58625	95
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	319	0	1	58625	56
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	7.1	4.9	1	58625	1059
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	324	0	1	58625	71
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	319	0	1	58625	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	319	0	1	58625	890
Uranosphaerite ()*	None	Bi(UO₂)O₂(OH)	319	0	1	58625	18
Vandendriesscheite ()*	None	Pb_1.6(UO₂)₁₀O₆(OH)₁₁·11H₂O	319	0	1	58625	52
Wölsendorfite ()*	Wölsendorfite	Pb₇(UO₂)₁₄O₁₉(OH)₄·12H₂O	319	0	1	58625	43

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000735	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event
Giersdorf_00000736	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event
Giersdorf_00000737	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event
Giersdorf_00000738	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event
Giersdorf_00000739	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event
Giersdorf_00000740	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event
Giersdorf_00000741	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event
Giersdorf_00000742	The Grossschloppen-Hebanz U Occurence is a uranium prospect found in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains of Bavaria, Germany. The locality is associated with the Variscan orogenic event

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	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 ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000735	324	296	310±14	Upper limit for the age of the formation of the uranium deposit						279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	Age is attributed to the Weissenstadt-Markleuthen Granite found in the Grossschloppen area
Giersdorf_00000736	292	284	288±4	Upper limit for the age of the formation of the uranium deposit						279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	One of two ages is attributed to the Peripheral, Central, and Tin Granites found in the Grossschloppen area
Giersdorf_00000737	291	279	285±6	Upper limit for the age of the formation of the uranium deposit						279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	One of two ages is attributed to the Peripheral, Central, and Tin Granites found in the Grossschloppen area
Giersdorf_00000738	245	221	233±12	Age is attributed to the development of the pitchblende of the mine, although the sample studied was not pitchblende	low	torbernite	Torbernite	Uraninite	U	279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	Discordant age for the primary emplacement of the U minerals
Giersdorf_00000739	7.1	4.9	6±1.1	Age is interpreted to be the true age of the torbernite		torbernite	Torbernite	Torbernite	U	279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	Age of reshuffling of the uranium minerals, alteration from pitchblende into the secondary U minerals of the area
Giersdorf_00000740	319	220	268+51/-48	Age is attributed to the type-I uranophane which is sourced from altered pitchblende		uranophane		Uraninite	U	279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	Age is provided as 268+51/-48, and is from uranophane which is an altered product of the pitchblende
Giersdorf_00000741	3.6	0	3.6-0	Age is attributed to the type-I uranophane which is sourced from altered pitchblende		uranophane		Uraninite	U	279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	Secondary age from the type-I uranophane, which is noted to be isotopically distinct from another type labelled type-II
Giersdorf_00000742	2	0	2.0-0	The source of the uranophane is described as having two possible methods, being either hydrothermal fluid processes or derivation from secondary U minerals. The latter option is preferred as there is no evidence for hydrothermal activity during the suspec		uranophane			U	279412	Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Grossschloppen	Dill et al. (1986)	IAEA_TECDOC_361	Age is given for uranophane which is referred to as type-II

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