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Locality Name:
Oßling Quarry, Oßling, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 21710
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21710.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oßling Quarry, Oßling, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°21'49"N
Longitude: 14°9'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.363611111111,14.155833333333
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: Al As Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBrochantite
BrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
DevillineDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteHarmotomeHexahydriteKaolinite
LinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStarkeyiteTalcTitaniteTridymite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tridymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O0366
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O0290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160243
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)016
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O0593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O054
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O0265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20458


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