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Potůčky Deposit, Potůčky, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republici
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Potůčky DepositDeposit (Reclaimed)
PotůčkyMunicipality
Karlovy Vary DistrictDistrict
Karlovy Vary RegionRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 12° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
Type:
Deposit (Reclaimed) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
4444
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4444:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Breitenbach


Small uranium deposit, located immediately at the German-Czech border. It is a continuation of the bigger, complex deposit of U-Ag-Co-Ni-Bi-As-Sn ores in Johanngeorgenstadt. The deposit was exploited in the 18th to 19th centuries (silver, bismuth, and cobalt) and mainly in 1946-1956 (uranium). Nowadays, most of the mining remnants are gone or recultivated, so mineral collecting possibilities are very limited.

Since the 16th century small mining for silver and cobalt. 1857 mining from the German side at Johanngeorgenstadt for bismuth until 1894.
From 1946 exploration for uranium ore (1946-1950 by Joachimsthaler Bergwerke, 1951-1953 by Zapadoceske Erzbergwerke (ZRD) mostly at Slovanka shaft, 1954-1957 by the SDAG Wismut with mining from Johanngeorgestadt (East Germany) beneath the border and 1956-1963 (mostly Magdalena shaft) Prinz Eugen Mine works 1956-1963).

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32 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: a few deep blue lustrous xx up to 2mm in quartz-feldspar-chlorite vein. Found only on one specimen.
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bohdanowiczite
Formula: AgBiSe2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cheralite
Formula: CaTh(PO4)2
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Krutovite (TL)
Formula: NiAs2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
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