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Locality Name:
Dreikönigstern Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 5664
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5664.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dreikönigstern Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°23'36"N
Longitude: 8°21'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.393333333333,8.3630555555556
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 As Ba Bi C Ca Co F H Ni O S 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ba Bi C Ca Co F H Ni O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenicBaryteBismutiteCopperFluoriteNoneOrpimentPerovskiteSkutterudite
StibniteVivianite

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.914502793
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450445
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9145011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi358.914501966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3358.914501935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358.91450716
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220114509617
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3358.91450511
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.914505186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3358.91450531


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000043Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


2 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
Giersdorf_00000043201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesFluorite 5663Alte Gabe Gottes Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyReinerzau, Alte Gabe GottesStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000044358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  5663Alte Gabe Gottes Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyReinerzau, Alte Gabe GottesStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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