Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Elias Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 270
Youngest recorded age at locality: 130

mindat Locality ID: 4457
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4457.html

Tectonic Settings: Collisional Boundary

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elias Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°22'23"N
Longitude: 12°53'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.373055555556,12.885
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te U V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te U V Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAndalusiteArsenicBismutiteChalcopyriteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumJohannite
LöllingiteLindackeriteMalachiteMeneghiniteNickelineNoneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSchoepite
SphaleriteStibniteVivianiteWurtziteXanthoconiteZippeite

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Beyerite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Eulytine  (*)Galena  (*)
Geminite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Johannite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Kettnerite  (*)
Köttigite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Liebigite  (*)Lindackerite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Metaschoepite  (*)Metazellerite  (*)Namibite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pitticite  (*)Pseudojohannite  (*)
Pucherite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rabbittite  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)
Sejkoraite-(Y)  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Tellurite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Uranospathite  (*)Voglite  (*)Walpurgite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)Zellerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S27013002793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS32701300315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)27013008803
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS270130056
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O2701300445
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2270130096
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi27013001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S327013001935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2701300716
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2270130027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O27013003531
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)227013009895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2701300814
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)3270130072
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS270130024243
Geminite  (*)NoneCu2+(AsO3OH)·H2O27013009
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O27013006890
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O270130069
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O2701300198
Kettnerite  (*)BismutiteCaBiO(CO3)F270130046
Köttigite  (*)VivianiteZn3(AsO4)2·8H2O270130060
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O2701300149
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O270130078
Lindackerite  (*)LindackeriteCu5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9H2O27013009
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2270130012537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS22701300252
Metaschoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12·10H2O270130017
Metazellerite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)(CO3)2·3H2O27013004
Namibite  (*)NoneCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)270130024
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O270130041
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs2701300633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2701300492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)27013002349
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)2701300140
Pseudojohannite  (*)NoneCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2]·12H2O00010
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)270130053
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2270130061156
Rabbittite  (*)NoneCa3Mg3(UO2)2(CO3)6(OH)4·18H2O27013006
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs22701300233
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O2701300128
Sejkoraite-(Y)  (*)ZippeiteY2[(UO2)8O6(SO4)4(OH)2]·26H2O0002
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS270130021482
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O270130090
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO2270130052
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O27013001059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO227013002718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O270130094
Uranospathite  (*)None(Al,   )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O270130020
Voglite  (*)NoneCa2Cu(UO2)(CO3)4·6H2O27013007
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O270130038
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS2701300372
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3270130089
Zellerite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)(CO3)2·5H2O270130015
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42701300175


3 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
Kristen002438270260Late Variscan vein mineralization   Yes U18657Slavkovice, Nové Město Na Moravě, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicVein Deposits of Bohemian MassifSurán and Veselý (2001) IAEA-TECDOC_1258 
Kristen002439200170Kimerian vein mineralization   Yes U18657Slavkovice, Nové Město Na Moravě, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicVein Deposits of Bohemian MassifSurán and Veselý (2001) IAEA-TECDOC_1258 
Kristen002440170130Kimerian vein mineralization   Yes U18657Slavkovice, Nové Město Na Moravě, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicVein Deposits of Bohemian MassifSurán and Veselý (2001) IAEA-TECDOC_1258 

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