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

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

mindat Locality ID: 307274
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-307274.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany": 87
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 53

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Arzberg
Fuchsbau Quarry
Marktredwitz
Schirnding
Selb
Tröstau
Weißenstadt
Wunsiedel

Latitude: 50°3'32"N
Longitude: 12°1'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.058888888889,12.033055555556

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 Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteApophyllite
AragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBerauniteBerylBismutiteBournonite
BrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChabaziteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayClinozoisite
ConnelliteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDufréniteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGismondineGypsumHarmotomeIronKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskite
ParisitePentlanditePharmacosideritePhenakitePhosphuranylitePolybasitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhabdophaneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSchoepiteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StauroliteStibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteTopazTourmalineValleriite
VesuvianiteVivianiteWarditeWurtziteWölsendorfiteZircon

180 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beraunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Berzelianite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Churchite-(Y)  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cyrilovite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dufrénite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)
Ferro-katophorite  (*)Fichtelite  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Galena  (*)Gismondine  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Guanajuatite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Idaite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Langite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Lithiophorite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Offretite  (*)Okenite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Paranatrolite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Saléeite  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Umangite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranosphaerite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wampenite  (*)
Wölsendorfite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S258633,586512793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21586513419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61585841022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1658573,58576,58590,58605,58607,58615,58617,58622,58627,58630,58632,58633,58639,58641,58644,586488803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O158584470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1585841627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21258572,58573,58576,58584,58607,58611,58615,58617,58622,58627,58630,586332162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5258637,586461310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3458639,58641,58644,586481534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2258572,585843092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358572,58584,585863250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O158633194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS958572,58577,58584,58617,58622,58627,58633,58651,586539052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61585842060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O3190858615,58617,58622,58625,58627,58630,58632,586331272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21585765509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3240258572,5862511547
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O158572136
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2658607,58617,58622,58627,58630,58637606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18958573,58609,58615,58617,58627,58632,58633,58637,586484286
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)324015862566
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3240258625,586331966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3258622,586331935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358622,58627,58630716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43240258584,586255516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31585761089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358572,58617,586331633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2258576,58627700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32401858572,58576,58582,58584,58586,58587,58590,58608,58622,58625,58627,58637,58643,58648,58651,58653,58654,5865727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2658573,58617,58622,58627,58632,586335171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1585724979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O158608310
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O158633925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3240458584,58625,58633,586515707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O158633194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS232401158572,58573,58576,58577,58584,58617,58625,58627,58633,58643,5865127198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)215863390
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41585843902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1586513531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4158584951
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O324015862570
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3240158625281
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1586481025
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O3190158625566
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O158633295
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O158572382
Copper  (*)CopperCu3240358625,58627,586433846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3240758572,58584,58617,58625,58633,58643,586514165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3258584,58651802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3240458625,58633,58643,586512970
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O15857360
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2158633144
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O319015862582
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6558584,58639,58641,58644,586484135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23240958572,58582,58584,58587,58608,58625,58637,58643,586519895
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O158573139
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)158651180
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6158584944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3240758573,58625,58627,58639,58641,58644,586488173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)558573,58617,58622,58627,58632120
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)215858438
Fichtelite  (*)NoneC19H341586064
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F15862725
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F958573,58584,58615,58617,58622,58627,58630,58632,586482740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O158584303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232401158572,58573,58576,58615,58617,58622,58625,58627,58630,58633,586439617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O319015862561
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3240858572,58577,58622,58625,58627,58648,58651,5865524243
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O158584128
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1258572,58578,58579,58580,58592,58594,58597,58622,58627,58630,58633,586387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu324015862530554
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O158608167
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6158573173
Graphite  (*)NoneC958572,58576,58642,58643,58648,58651,58653,58654,586572812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS158572717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3458639,58641,58644,586481544
Guanajuatite  (*)StibniteBi2Se3324015862537
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS158651170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O258572,586036890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O332401258572,58576,58584,58605,58615,58616,58617,58622,58625,58627,58630,5863314640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O15860885
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH158632367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)158627119
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61585721066
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4158584142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3558584,58597,58611,58617,586335433
Iron  (*)IronFe1585841089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S3158651191
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14258651,58655784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61585722228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4458573,58597,58617,586485591
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se6324015862563
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4258588,586491507
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O158633593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)258572,58622581
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2158573210
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1586371487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4358584,58630,5863314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2658572,58576,58577,58633,58643,5865112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2258572,585845674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O158572915
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O258573,58617388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O3190358573,58625,58633443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O158633182
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2158651300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)658573,58617,58622,58627,58630,586324924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2458622,58627,58633,586515800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O558573,58584,58615,58632,586331508
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)15858478
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232401658572,58573,58584,58605,58607,58609,58615,58616,58617,58622,58625,58627,58630,58632,58633,5864617380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O258584,586081236
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O458573,58584,58622,58633471
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O158584146
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O15858471
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)158633492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O458572,58622,58627,586482994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)858584,58607,58609,58615,58620,58622,58630,586482349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O458601,58643,58651,58655306
Paranatrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O258584,5860819
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2158622112
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81585841512
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O358572,58582,58633428
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)458615,58617,58620,58627326
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O15860871
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2258572,586272273
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O3190158625182
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)158627140
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]158651716
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2458639,58641,58644,586481898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232401558572,58573,58576,58577,58584,58617,58622,58625,58627,58632,58633,58637,58642,58651,5865339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2258572,585773106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1585721725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81058572,58584,58617,58633,58637,58651,58653,58654,58655,586579056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232403658572,58573,58576,58578,58579,58580,58582,58584,58587,58590,58592,58594,58597,58605,58607,58609,58611,58615,58616,58617,58620,58622,58625,58627,58628,58630,58632,58633,58635,58637,58638,58639,58641,58643,58644,5864861156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O15863366
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)358572,58577,586271711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10358572,58627,58630312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2858572,58573,58576,58584,58597,58617,58632,586485614
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O319015862587
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10319015862595
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)158584598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O158584301
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)358627,58633,586374894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)758607,58609,58622,58627,58630,58632,586372705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O358572,58622,586331153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1058572,58578,58579,58580,58592,58594,58597,58622,58627,586386417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51585841516
Silver  (*)CopperAg258633,586515186
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O319015862556
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS858572,58577,58617,58622,58627,58633,58643,5865121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41585841934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4158633668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)158648978
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4158651586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3258576,586173418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1585722045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F158576232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2358578,58584,586373337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO358576,58633,586511101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13258576,586515317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O158584452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O358576,58630,586484899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O158572433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2858573,58615,58617,58620,58622,58627,58632,586331476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O7.14.9558617,58625,58627,58632,586331059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2658572,58588,58593,58643,58651,586552562
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se2324015862571
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23190358625,58627,586332718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3190358622,58625,58632890
Uranosphaerite  (*)NoneBi(UO2)O2(OH)319015862518
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]258584,58651237
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O319015862552
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10558636,58637,58644,58648,586511395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O158572636
Wampenite  (*)Not in a structural groupC18H161.801585951
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O319015862543
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41586271655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O158633185
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)758617,58622,58627,58630,58632,58633,586485251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)258641,586491025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000735The 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_00000736The 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_00000737The 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_00000738The 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_00000739The 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_00000740The 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_00000741The 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_00000742The 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
Michelle_492Wampenite was discovered on fossil conifers


9 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
Michelle_4921.80QuaternaryFossils, stratigraphyAge of deposit     C105482Wampen, Thiersheim, Marktredwitz, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyWampenFrenzel and Viehberg (2004) REM36_29Age of fossils at locality. Wampenite was discovered on a fossil conifer at Wampen, near Thiersheim.
Giersdorf_00000735324296310±14 Upper limit for the age of the formation of the uranium deposit      279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361Age is attributed to the Weissenstadt-Markleuthen Granite found in the Grossschloppen area
Giersdorf_00000736292284288±4 Upper limit for the age of the formation of the uranium deposit      279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361One of two ages is attributed to the Peripheral, Central, and Tin Granites found in the Grossschloppen area
Giersdorf_00000737291279285±6 Upper limit for the age of the formation of the uranium deposit      279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361One of two ages is attributed to the Peripheral, Central, and Tin Granites found in the Grossschloppen area
Giersdorf_00000738245221233±12 Age is attributed to the development of the pitchblende of the mine, although the sample studied was not pitchblendelowtorbernite   TorberniteUraniniteU279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361Discordant age for the primary emplacement of the U minerals
Giersdorf_000007397.14.96±1.1 Age is interpreted to be the true age of the torbernitetorbernite   TorberniteTorberniteU279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361Age of reshuffling of the uranium minerals, alteration from pitchblende into the secondary U minerals of the area
Giersdorf_00000740319220268+51/-48 Age is attributed to the type-I uranophane which is sourced from altered pitchblendeuranophane   UraniniteU279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361Age is provided as 268+51/-48, and is from uranophane which is an altered product of the pitchblende
Giersdorf_000007413.603.6-0 Age is attributed to the type-I uranophane which is sourced from altered pitchblendeuranophane   UraniniteU279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361Secondary age from the type-I uranophane, which is noted to be isotopically distinct from another type labelled type-II
Giersdorf_00000742202.0-0 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 suspecuranophane    U279412Großschloppen, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel In Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyGrossschloppenDill et al. (1986) IAEA_TECDOC_361Age is given for uranophane which is referred to as type-II


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