Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Želechov Valley, Košťálov, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Oldest recorded age at locality: 280
Youngest recorded age at locality: 280

mindat Locality ID: 18478
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18478.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Želechov Valley, Košťálov, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°33'53"N
Longitude: 15°22'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.564722222222,15.38

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	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Clay	None	Pectolite	Smectite-vermiculite

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 Ba C Ca Cu H Mg Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu H Mg Na O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Baryte Brochantite Calcite Clay None Pectolite Smectite-vermiculite

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Pectolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	280	280	11547
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	280	280	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	280	280	27770
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	280	280	3531
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	280	280	1508
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	280	280	363

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	sedcu-00380	280	280	Permian										Cu	18478	Želechov Valley, Košťálov, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic	Kostalov	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

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