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Locality Name:
Oßling, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 304634
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-304634.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oßling, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Oßling Quarry

Latitude: 51°21'49"N
Longitude: 14°9'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.363611111111,14.155833333333

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 As Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBrochantite
BrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
DevillineDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteHarmotomeHexahydriteKaolinite
LinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStarkeyiteTalcTitaniteTridymite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tridymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1619448803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)161944706
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O161944272
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21619442162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51619441310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1619442734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21619443092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1619443250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1619449052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6161944919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16194411547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61619441633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2161944700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16194427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1619444979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1619445707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216194427198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8161944577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81619441756
Copper  (*)CopperCu1619443846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1619444165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1619442970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O161944366
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2161944271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1619442740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21619449617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16194424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1619447437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1619442812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1619446890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O161944409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O161944290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316194414640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O161944251
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16161944243
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)16194416
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61619441066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41619445591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O161944593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2161944987
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O16194454
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216194412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21619445674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O161944915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1619444924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)161944945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216194417380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1619442994
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O161944265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216194439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81619449056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216194461156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2161944454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O161944293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21619445614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1619446417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16194421482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21619443337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1619441101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1619444899
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2161944458



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