Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

mindat Locality ID: 4471
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4471.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Burgstädt
Elzing
Frankenberg
Hartmannsdorf
Hilbersdorf
Markersdorf
Penig
Pfaffenhain
Rabenstein
Rottluff

Latitude: 50°52'45"N
Longitude: 12°46'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.879166666667,12.775555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brookite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Dumortierite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tivanite	Topaz
Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wavellite	Zircon

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 Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brookite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Diaspore Dumortierite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tivanite Topaz
Tourmaline Vivianite Wavellite Zircon

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Amblygonite ()*
Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dumortierite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Foitite ()*	Fülöppite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pseudorutile ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Variscite ()*	Vivianite ()*
Wavellite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	61974,61977,61980	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5	61962,61974,61978,61980,61983	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	2	61974,61977	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	61977,61980,61983	2353
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	3	61980,61981,61982	244
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	61974	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	61980	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	61967	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3	61962,61977,61980	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	2	61977,61980	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	61977	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	61962,61980	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	61974,61980	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	3	61974,61977,61980	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	61967,61974,61977	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	61962,61967,61972,61977,61978	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	1	61980	450
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	61974	843
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	61974	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	61962,61974,61978,61980,61983,61987,61988	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	3	61967,61978,61980	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	61977	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	61962,61972,61974,61977,61978,61980,61987,61988	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	61977	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	61974	1756
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	1	61977	518
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	3	61974,61977,61980	1008
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	61977,61980	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	61977	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5	61962,61974,61977,61978,61980	9895
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1	61974	231
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	61980	520
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	3	61974,61977,61980	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	61977,61980,61983	8173
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	61983	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2	61980,61983	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	61965,61975	9617
Foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	61980	75
Fülöppite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅	1	61974	55
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	61962,61967,61972,61974,61977,61978	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	61974,61977,61980	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	61974	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	61974,61977,61980	14640
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	2	61974,61980	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	61977,61980	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	61980	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	61974	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	61974,61977,61980	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	7	61962,61967,61974,61977,61978,61980,61987	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	4	61974,61977,61978,61980	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	61977	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	61978	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	61974,61977,61980	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	61962,61974,61977,61978,61980	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	61980	112
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	61980	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	61974,61977	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4	61962,61965,61974,61980	2349
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	61978	428
Pseudorutile ()*	Tivanite	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	1	61977	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	61962,61974,61977,61980,61983	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	61978	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	3	61967,61978,61980	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	61974,61980	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	61960,61962,61964,61965,61972,61974,61977,61978,61980,61985,61989	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	61974,61977	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	61974	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	4	61962,61977,61978,61980	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	61974	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	61978	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2	61974,61980	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	61974,61980	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	1	61974	446
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	61980	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	61980	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	61974	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5	61962,61974,61977,61980,61983	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	4	61962,61974,61980,61982	1476
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	61969	301
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	61977	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	2	61969,61980	374
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	61980	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	61974,61980	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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