Annaberg
Central Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Other hydrothermalAg-Co-Cu-Sn-U
- Type
- Hydrothermal veins
Silver-cobalt-copper-tin-uranium veins discovered in 1491 (350 t Ag, 8700 t Co, 2600 t Cu, 205 t Sn, 496 t U according to Table 4 of Niederschlag et al., 2003). Coordinates of Annaberg-Buchholz. Indicative coordinates.
206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.249 ± 0.163 | 18.075 / 18.398 | 3 | sulfide ore (ore minerals hand-picked) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 5 (205, 238 et 168: chalcopyrite and galena (St. Michaelis mine); bornite and fahlore (Briccius mine); chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena (Drei Brüder am Zinnacker)). Strong scatter due to radiogenic lead from a superimposed late or post-Variscan uranium mineralisation, common in the Erzgebirge according to the authors. | Niederschlag et al. (2003), The determination of lead isotope ratios by multiple collecto… |
207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.614 ± 0.037 | 15.581 / 15.654 | 3 | sulfide ore (ore minerals hand-picked) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 5 (205, 238 et 168: chalcopyrite and galena (St. Michaelis mine); bornite and fahlore (Briccius mine); chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena (Drei Brüder am Zinnacker)). Strong scatter due to radiogenic lead from a superimposed late or post-Variscan uranium mineralisation, common in the Erzgebirge according to the authors. | Niederschlag et al. (2003), The determination of lead isotope ratios by multiple collecto… |
208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.297 ± 0.127 | 38.15 / 38.38 | 3 | sulfide ore (ore minerals hand-picked) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 5 (205, 238 et 168: chalcopyrite and galena (St. Michaelis mine); bornite and fahlore (Briccius mine); chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena (Drei Brüder am Zinnacker)). Strong scatter due to radiogenic lead from a superimposed late or post-Variscan uranium mineralisation, common in the Erzgebirge according to the authors. | Niederschlag et al. (2003), The determination of lead isotope ratios by multiple collecto… |
Deposits of the same type
- Central Erzgebirge (Ehrenfriedersdorf, Geyer) Germany
- Bärenstein (Erzgebirge) Germany
- Marienberg Germany
- Western Erzgebirge (Eibenstock-Nejdek pluton) Germany
- Hora Svaté Kateřiny Czechia
- Freiberg Germany
- Horní Slavkov-Krásno (Slavkovský les) Czechia
- Vogtland (Mühlleithen, Gottesberg) Germany
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Annaberg, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/annaberg/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026annabergisotopesignatures,
title = {Annaberg, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/annaberg/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13