Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 395
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 759
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-759.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech Republic": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H In K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta U W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H In K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta U W Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteKaňkiteLöllingiteLinariteMalachite
MicaMixiteMolybdeniteNatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTopazTourmaline
Tungstite

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Cryolite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dussertite  (*)Dzhalindite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)
Kaňkite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roquesite  (*)Russellite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thometzekite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Trilithionite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Walpurgite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S39533002793
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O395330090
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)39533008803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS39533009052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O39533001272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)239533005509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O3953300150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)395330011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)23953300172
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1839533004286
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63953300413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi39533001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S339533001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS439533005516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)639533001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)395330027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO239533005171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)39533004979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3953300925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S39533005707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O3953300194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2395330027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O39533003531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS39533004165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63953300310
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6395330050
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S163953300300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)239533009895
Dussertite  (*)AluniteBaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6395330033
Dzhalindite  (*)PerovskiteIn(OH)3395330016
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)3953300551
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6395330073
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F39533002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF239533009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS395330024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)39533007437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63953300173
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl39533001398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3395330014640
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O23953300148
Kaňkite  (*)KaňkiteFe3+(AsO4)·3.5H2O395330038
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)439533005591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4395330082
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23953300987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23953300762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2395330012537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O3953300443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O3953300182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl39533001107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O3953300168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS235035005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2395330017380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43953300112
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)3953300492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O39533002994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39533002349
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6395330051
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)239533002273
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)3953300140
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2395330089
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2395330039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl39533001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2395330061156
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS2395330046
Russellite  (*)NoneBi2WO6395330040
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)39533004894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)39533002705
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)63953300134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)39533006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg39533005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS395330021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43953300668
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)3953300156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)239533003337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1339533001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1339533005317
Thometzekite  (*)NatrochalcitePbCu2+2(AsO4)2·2H2O395330010
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F239533001476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O39533001059
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2395330028
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O3953300118
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO239533002718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O395330094
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O395330038
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO435035001655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O3953300185



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Mo-00008on border of Germany and Czech Republic


17 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
Alexandra-0425310260310-260 Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization   Yes Sn, Li, Mo, W, Bi, F146104Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyAltenbergSeifert (2008) BOOK_MPLMEV_2008 
Kristen000027330.6326.6328.6±2zircon evaporation zircon  YesZircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000028320.8318.8319.8±1zircon evaporation zircon  YesZircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000029304290 K-Arcooling agebiotite  Yes  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000030324321 U-Th-Pb uraninite  YesUraninite  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000031324317 U-Pb apatite  Yes  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000032306298302±4U-Th-Pb monazite  Yes  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000033322294308±14U-Th-Pb monazite  Yes  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000034328320324±4U-Pb monazite  Yes  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000035326314320±6zircon evaporation zircon  YesZircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000036308308 paleontology    Yes  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000037330330 zircon zircon  YesZircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000038321.6316.8319.2±2.4zircon evaporation zircon  YesZircon  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000039308308 K-Ar amphibole  Yes  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Kristen000040324318 Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdenite  14276Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicKrunšné Hory MtsBreiter (2012)10.1016/j.lithos.2011.09.022L151_105 
Jen_0001453395330395-330 age of associated magmatismscheelite   Scheelite  759Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicZinnwald–CínovecPoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 
Mo-00008350350       Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo759Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge / Krusné Hory Mts (Ore Mts), Germany & Czech RepublicZinnwaldFrondel & Wickman (1970) AM55_1857 


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