Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hornberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32467
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32467.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hornberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
B 33 Road Tunnel
Gutach
Hinterhauenstein
Immelsbacher Höhe
Niederwasser
Offenbach Valley
Schlossberg
Stohrenwaldhöhe

Latitude: 48°12'44"N
Longitude: 8°13'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.212222222222,8.2241666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl
Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Feldspar
Fluorite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Mixite	None	Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Topaz
Tridymite

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 Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F H O P Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl
Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Connellite Copper Corundum Diaspore Feldspar
Fluorite Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica Mixite None Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite Topaz
Tridymite

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Beyerite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*	Cornubite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Guérinite ()*	Halite ()*
Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Mixite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pararealgar ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Sanidine ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	57473	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	57470,57475	8803
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	57462	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	57462	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	57469	2060
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	358.9	145	1	57465	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	201	145	3	57462,57466,57472	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	358.9	145	1	57468	172
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			1	57470	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			5	57462,57470,57471,57475,57477	4286
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂			1	57462	96
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	57462	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	57472	716
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	57472	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	358.9	145	4	57462,57465,57466,57472	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			5	57462,57470,57471,57475,57478	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	358.9	145	3	57462,57465,57466	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	57472	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			1	57472	295
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	57472	109
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	57472	2970
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	57472	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	57462,57472	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	358.9	145	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	358.9	145	5	57462,57465,57470,57471,57475	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	57462	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	358.9	145	0		504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	57472	7437
Guérinite ()*	None	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O			1	57462	31
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	57462	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	57462,57470,57472	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	57470,57474	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	57462	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	57462	762
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	358.9	145	3	57465,57466,57472	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	57462	5674
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	57470,57473	182
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	57472	168
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	57462,57470,57471,57472	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	358.9	145	0		112
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	57469	884
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	358.9	145	2	57465,57472	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	57476	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	57470,57472	2349
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄			1	57462	57
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	358.9	145	1	57465	428
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)			1	57470	326
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O			1	57462	99
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	57462	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	358.9	145	2	57462,57465	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	358.9	145	1	57467	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	57462,57470,57471,57472,57475	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	57462	712
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	57469	598
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	57462,57472	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	57462	21482
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	57471,57475	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	57472	1059
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O			2	57470,57473	185

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000059	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Giersdorf_00000059	201	145	Jurassic		Mineralization Age	high						Baryte, Galena, Quartz		33934	Sulzbach Valley, Gutach, Hornberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Gutach, Sulzbach	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
	Giersdorf_00000060	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous		Host Rock Age									33934	Sulzbach Valley, Gutach, Hornberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Gutach, Sulzbach	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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