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Locality Name:
Sankt Johann Mine (Engelsbourg Mine), Sankt Johann Vein, Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 338
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 21915
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21915.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sankt Johann Mine (Engelsbourg Mine), Sankt Johann Vein, Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°12'47"N
Longitude: 7°8'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.213055555556,7.1369444444444
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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteDiasporeFluoriteGypsumKobelliteMalachiteMeneghinite
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzStibniteTetrahedriteTyroliteVivianite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annivite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Kobellite  (*)
Langite  (*)Malachite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS33382700315
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)233827003092
Annivite  (*)TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Bi,Sb,As)4S1333827007
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)233827005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)338270011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S333827001935
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O3382700194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2338270027198
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)33382700127
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)43382700109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)43382700175
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S53382700344
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O33827002970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S24338270043
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS23382700246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O3382700814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF233827009617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)33827007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O33827006890
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S35338270087
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3382700593
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2338270012537
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O3382700124
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)43382700369
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2338270061156
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1333827001803
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O3382700245


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002428338270Neo/Late-Variscan age mineralization   Yes Cu, Ag, As, Pb, Zn1673Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, FranceSainte Marie-aux-MinesHafeznia et al. (2012) GRA14_2012 

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