Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 16555
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16555.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Straßburger Glück Adit

Latitude: 48°23'12"N
Longitude: 8°16'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.386666666667,8.2747222222222
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 Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si V W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBismutite
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDescloizite
DiasporeDigeniteFluoriteKaoliniteLillianiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMixiteNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRoseliteScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteStibnite
SulphurTetrahedriteTridymiteVivianiteXanthoconite

75 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)
Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Elyite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Fassinaite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)
Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marklite  (*)Massicot  (*)
Matildite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Opal  (*)Ourayite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Roselite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stephanite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tridymite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.914502793
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O358.914515758043
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O358.91450470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.914502734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS358.914509052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.914505509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9145011547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.91450450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi358.914501966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3358.914501935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358.91450716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4358.914505516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.914501633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9145027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6358.91450359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.914504979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O358.91450925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S358.914505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.914503531
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.914503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.914504165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.914502970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S24358.9145043
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8358.91450126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4358.91450651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S358.914501027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.914509895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)358.91450220
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O358.9145085
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450814
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36358.9145020
Fassinaite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2(CO3)(S2O3)358.9145011
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.914509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201145024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.914507437
Graphite  (*)NoneC358.914502812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.9145014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O358.914501689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2358.91450201
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4358.914505591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.91450593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.91450987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO358.91450139
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4358.91450198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.914505674
Marklite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu5(CO3)2(OH)6·6H2O358.914501
Massicot  (*)NonePbO358.91450202
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2358.91450252
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)358.91450362
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O358.914502994
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13358.9145024
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS358.91450767
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.91450733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.914501425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.914501725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201145061156
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O358.9145023
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)358.914504894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.914506417
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.914505186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.9145021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4358.91450586
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.914502045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2358.9145099
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.914501803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO358.914501101
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2358.91450458
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl358.91450605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4358.914501655
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3358.9145089
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O358.9145084


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000055Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Michelle_290PbS vein within the Schapback Mining district
Michelle_291PbS vein within the Schapback Mining district.
Michelle_292PbS vein within the Schapback Mining district. This illite sample was taken from the contact zone between they hydrothermally altered metamorphic host rocks and the "Barytgang" mineralizations.


7 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_00000055201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Digenite, Wittichenite 32471Josephs Treu Mine (Josephstreu Mine), Tiefenbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Josephs TreuStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000056358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32471Josephs Treu Mine (Josephstreu Mine), Tiefenbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Josephs TreuStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000103201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz 16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Friedrich-ChristianStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000104358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Friedrich-ChristianStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Michelle_290299272Lower PermianAr-ArOldest paragenesis at locality.adularia     16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFriedrich-Christian MineLippolt et al. (1986) TC6_228Oldest Paragenesis
Michelle_291164145Late JurassicK-Ar, Ar-Ar, Rb-SrPhase of fluorite pulsessericite     16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFriedrich-Christian MineLippolt et al. (1986) TC6_228Mineralization pulses of main fluorite pulse
Michelle_292174164Middle Jurassic Period of hydrothermal alterationillite     16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFriedrich-Christian MineLippolt et al. (1986) TC6_228Period of hydrothermal alteration

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