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Locality Name:
Türk Shaft (Shaft 83), Schneeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 72895
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-72895.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Türk Shaft (Shaft 83), Schneeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Katharina Flacher Vein

Latitude: 50°34'31"N
Longitude: 12°38'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.575277777778,12.646944444444

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Ni O S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Cu Fe S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenicCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCubaniteNickelineNonePerovskitePolybasite
PyriteQuartzSkutteruditeSphaleriteTetrahedriteVivianiteXanthoconite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Argentopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2001001626192793
Argentopyrite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S3200100053
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2001001626191966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)34310016261927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2120120027198
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O327.4100162619814
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3327.4320.4162619176
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]200100162619716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS32001000733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS32001001626191425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2120120039462
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS320010016261984
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812012009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO231026016261961156
Silver  (*)CopperAg2001001626195186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS34310016261921482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4200100162619586
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132001001626191803
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3200100089



69 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 
Alexandra-0429310260310-260 Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization   YesQuartzU1887Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt Mining District, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyJohanngeorgenstadtSeifert (2008) BOOK_MPLMEV_2008 
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 
Emily000533120120  timing of regional alteration   YesLollingite, Nickeline, Rammelsbergite, Safflorite, SkutteruditeAg, Bi, As, Co, Ni, Fe1848Schneeberg, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanySchneeberg DistrictFörster H J, Rhede D, and Tischendorf G (2004) 10.2113/gscanmin.42.3.841CM42_841 
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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