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Locality Name:
Wölsendorf, Schwarzach Bei Nabburg, Wölsendorf East District, Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 327
Youngest recorded age at locality: 231

mindat Locality ID: 260811
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-260811.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wölsendorf, Schwarzach Bei Nabburg, Wölsendorf East District, Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Johannesschacht Mine
Kocher Adit
Marienschacht Mine (Kuppel Mine)
Naabrangen (Naabranken)
Staatsbruch Mine

Latitude: 49°24'41"N
Longitude: 12°10'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.411388888889,12.176944444444
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteAutuniteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumDiasporeFluorite
JohanniteKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheelite
SchoepiteTurquoiseWölsendorfiteZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassetite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)
Dumontite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Ianthinite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Matildite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schoepite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Wölsendorfite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3272311589242734
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O327231258922,589251272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)327231358922,58923,5892411547
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1032723115892451
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)327231258922,5892327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3272311589244979
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O327231158924566
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6327231158924310
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O32723115892558
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O32723115892282
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O32723115892220
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2327231458922,58923,58924,589259617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O32723115892261
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS32723115892224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3272311589247437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3327231358922,58923,5892414640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O3272311589241689
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O32723115892231
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O32723115892269
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43272311589245591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O327231258922,58924198
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2327231158924252
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232723115892317380
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)232723115892263
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6327231158924170
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232723115892239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3272311589241725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2327231358922,58923,5892461156
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)632723115892294
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O32723115892256
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O327231358922,58923,589251059
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O327231158924484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2327231358922,58924,589252718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O32723115892289
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O327231358922,58924,58925890
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O32723115892443
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43272311589241655


4 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
Mo-00491275231253U-Th-Pb    Yes Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Mo-00492327283305U-Pb    Yes Mo29417Krandorf, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00061275231253U-Th-Pb    Yes Co, Ni1774Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 
Co-00062327283305U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni1774Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyWölsendorf-KrandorfBielicki and Tischendorf (1991)10.1007/BF00321987CMP106_440 

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