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Locality Name:
Breitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 343
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 30207
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30207.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Breitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Brüder Lorenz Mine
Fortuna Mine
Friedefürst Mine
St Christoph Mine
St Richard Mine

Latitude: 50°28'36"N
Longitude: 12°46'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.476666666667,12.771388888889

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: Ag As Be C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Mg O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteApatiteArsenopyriteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayCopperDevillineFluorite
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteKtenasiteLöllingiteMalachiteNonePerovskitePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSkutteruditeSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcWurtzite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2001001622712793
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3343100262269,622721534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2001001622719052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43431001622715516
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)434310016226979
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)34310016227127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23431001622715171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS234310016227127198
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O343100162271366
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63431001622714135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)234310009895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2343299462268,62269,62271,622729617
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS343100162272717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3431001622716890
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S343100362268,62269,62270237
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O343100162271144
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2200100162271762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4343100262269,6227114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)234310016227112537
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O343100162271309
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3200100162271733
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3431001622721725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2343100262269,6227261156
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O343100162271142
Silver  (*)CopperAg2001001622715186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3327.4100162271531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS343100262268,6227121482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23431001622683337



67 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
Kristen000109305289297±8206Pb/238U zircon  YesZircon  1905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyErzgebirgeFörster and Rhede (2006)10.1127/0077-7757/2006/0055NJMA182_307 
Kristen000112331323327±4206Pb/238Ucrystallization age of granite   Yes  1905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyErzgebirgeRomer et al. (2010)10.1127/0077-7757/2010/0179NJMA187_289 
Kristen000113308302305±3Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  1905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyErzgebirgeRomer et al. (2010)10.1127/0077-7757/2010/0179NJMA187_289 
Kristen000114343299321±22Sm-Nd fluorite  YesFluorite  1905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyErzgebirgeRomer et al. (2010)10.1127/0077-7757/2010/0179NJMA187_289 
Kristen000115310284297±13K-Ar amphibole  Yes  1905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyErzgebirgeRomer et al. (2010)10.1127/0077-7757/2010/0179NJMA187_289 
Kristen000116311289300±11K-Ar biotite  Yes  1905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyErzgebirgeRomer et al. (2010)10.1127/0077-7757/2010/0179NJMA187_289 
Mo-00018326.4315 Re-Os, U-Pb molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo1905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyErzgebirgeRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MDR_817-00002327.4320.4323.9±3.5U-Pb uraninite  YesUraninite  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00003322.5318.7320.6±1.9U-Pb uraninite  YesUraninite  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00004323.1316.3319.7±3.4U-Pb uraninite  YesUraninite  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00005326.8321323.9±2.9U-Pb apatite  Yes  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00006318.9315.7317.3±1.6U-Pb apatite  Yes  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00007332322327±5Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00008321.4313317.2±4.2Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00009293.6289291.3±2.3Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  13842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEhrenfriedersdorf graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
Co-00024327.4320.4323.9±3.5U-Pb uraninite  YesUraniniteAnnabergite, Asbolane, Erythrite, Nickelskutterudite, Nickeline, SkutteruditeCo, Ni13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany Romer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MD42_337-00001316316316U-Pb uraninite(U1) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00002324324324U-Pb uraninite(U2) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00003318318318U-Pb uraninite(U2) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00004320320320U-Pb uraninite(U3) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00005317317317U-Pb uraninite(U3) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00006322322322U-Pb uraninite(U4) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00007317317317U-Pb uraninite(U5) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00008313313313U-Pb uraninite(U6) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00009317317317U-Pb uraninite(U6) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00010320320320U-Pb uraninite(U6) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00011320320320U-Pb uraninite(U7) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00012320320320U-Pb uraninite(U7) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00013316316316U-Pb uraninite(U8) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00014325325325U-Pb uraninite(U8) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00015322322322U-Pb uraninite(U9) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00016316316316U-Pb uraninite(U10) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00017320320320U-Pb uraninite(U10) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00018322322322U-Pb uraninite(U11) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MD42_337-00019330330330U-Pb uraninite(U11) YesUraninite  13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySauberg MineRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
Mo-00128326.8315.7 U-Pb, U-Th-Pb    YesMolybdeniteMo13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany Romer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MDR_817-00010325317321±4U-Pb monazite  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00011319313316±3U-Pb monazite, xenotime, uraninite  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00012316306311±5Ar-Ar muscovite, biotite  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00013309301305±4Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00014311295303±8Rb-Sr biotite  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00015332318325±7Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00016324322323±1Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00017335287311±24Rb-Sr whole rock, feldspar  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00018326314320±6Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00019337327332±5Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00020328312320±8Pb-Pb zircon  YesZircon  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00021302284293±9Rb-Sr dark mica  Yes  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyEibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00032295285290±5Pb-Pb zircon  YesZircon  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyRhyolite cutting Eibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00033305289297±8U-Pb zircon  YesZircon  67982Eibenstock, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyRhyolite cutting Eibenstock graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
Co-00001200100200-100     YesAnnabergite, Bunsenite, Erythrite, Maucherite, Millerite, Nickeline, Paganoite, Rammelsbergite, Safflorite, Skutterudite, Xanthiosite, Aerugite, PetewilliamsiteBi, Co, Ni, As, Ag, U1887Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt Mining District, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany Seifert (2008) OGR28_1 
MDR_817-00022319315317±2U-Pb monazite, xenotime, uraninite  Yes  195687Pobershau, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyPobershau graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00023324318321±3U-Pb monazite  Yes  195687Pobershau, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyPobershau graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
Mo-00127326.4315 Re-Os, U-Pb molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteBetpakdalite-CaCa, Ferrimolybdite, Jordisite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite, IlsemanniteMo13149Sadisdorf, Schmiedeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySadisdorfRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
Mo-00184326.4315 Re-Os, U-Pb molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteKoechlinite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo22442Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyNeustädtelRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
Mo-00204326.4315 Re-Os, U-Pb molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteKoechlinite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite, SchlegeliteMo25994Wolfgang Maaßen Mine Field, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyWolfgang Maaßen Mine fieldRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
Mo-00017326.4326.4 Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteMolybdenite, Wulfenite, SchlegeliteMo1900Pucher Shaft, Wolfgang Maaßen Mine Field, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyPucher ShaftRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
MDR_817-00024306298302±4U-Pb monazite  Yes  204484Seiffen, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySeiffen graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00025306296301±5K-Ar siderophyllite  YesSiderophyllite  204484Seiffen, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySeiffen graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00026325.9321.9323.9±2Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdenite  146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenberg graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00027319.9315.9317.9±2Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdenite  146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenberg graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00028309309c.309Ar-Ar biotite  Yes  146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenberg graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00029341325333±8Pb-Pb zircon  YesZircon  146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenberg graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00030295285290±5Pb-Pb zircon  YesZircon  146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenberg graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
MDR_817-00031310284297±13K-Ar amphibole  Yes  146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenberg graniteRomer and Thomas (2005)10.1007/3-540-27946-6_208MDR_817 
Mo-00015326.4321.4323.9±2.5Re-Os molybdenite5000 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Wulfenite, IlsemanniteMo1879Tin Mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenbergRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 
Mo-00016320.3315.5317.9±2.4Re-Os molybdeniteTS 1 YesMolybdeniteJordisite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Wulfenite, IlsemanniteMo1879Tin Mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenbergRomer et al. (2007)10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2MD42_337 


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