Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 461
Youngest recorded age at locality: 159

mindat Locality ID: 13462
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13462.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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

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.

Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Fluorite	Gypsum
Marcasite	Melanterite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite

Baryte ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*
Jarosite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stolzite ()*

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: Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Gypsum
Marcasite Melanterite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	461	159	11547
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	461	159	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	461	159	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	310	260	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	461	159	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	461	159	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	461	159	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	461	159	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	310	260	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	461	159	6890
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	461	159	2228
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	461	159	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	461	159	915
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	461	159	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	310	260	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	310	260	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	461	159	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	310	260	21482
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	310	260	156

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Alexandra-0427	310	260	310-260		Age of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization	Yes	Quartz	Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag, Sn, Au	1832	Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany	Freiberg	Seifert (2008)		BOOK_MPLMEV_2008
Co-00069	319	289	304	U-Th-Pb		Yes		Co, Ni, Cu	1832	Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany	Freiberg	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440
Co-00070	461	433	447	U-Pb		Yes		Co, Ni, Cu	1832	Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany	Freiberg	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440
Cu-00003	183	159	171	U-Th-Pb		Yes		Cu	15974	Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany	Halsbrücke WT	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440
Cu-00004	307	265	286	U-Pb		Yes		Cu	15974	Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany	Halsbrücke WT	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440
Cu-00005	196	188	192	U-Th-Pb		Yes		Cu	15974	Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany	Halsbrücke HT	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440
Cu-00006	317	309	313	U-Pb		Yes		Cu	15974	Halsbrücke, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany	Halsbrücke HT	Bielicki and Tischendorf (1991)	10.1007/BF00321987	CMP106_440

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