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Locality Name:
Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 327
Youngest recorded age at locality: 231

mindat Locality ID: 29417
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29417.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Am Berg Mine
Krandorf Mine
Lead Prospect
Max Mine

Latitude: 49°22'48"N
Longitude: 12°14'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.38,12.245833333333

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: C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Mo O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteChalcopyriteFluoriteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)327231258789,587904979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS232723115879027198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2327231258789,587909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS327231258789,5879024243
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232723115879039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl327231258789,587901725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2327231258789,5879061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS32723115879021482
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43272311587891655



2 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
Mo-00491275231253U-Th-Pb      Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Mo-00492327283305U-Pb      Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 


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