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Locality Name:
Barbara Vein, Hofsgrund (South Field), Schauinsland Pb-Zn Mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 112
Youngest recorded age at locality: 108

mindat Locality ID: 32140
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32140.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barbara Vein, Hofsgrund (South Field), Schauinsland Pb-Zn Mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°53'45"N
Longitude: 7°53'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.895833333333,7.8911111111111
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 C Cl Co Cu Fe H Mo O P Pb S Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Cl Co Cu Fe H Mo O P Pb S Si V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneApatiteBrochantiteCaledoniteCarminiteCopperDescloiziteLinariteMalachite
NoneNot in a structural groupRocksaltScheeliteVivianite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cornetite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Silver  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11210802793
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611210801633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61121080359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21121080178
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11210803531
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3112108026
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)1121080378
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1121080814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS112108024243
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11210801689
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21121080265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21121080987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2112108012537
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11210801725
Silver  (*)CopperAg11210805186
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411210801655


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
Pfaff2009tbl06-28112108110±2Rb-Sr sphalerite  YesSphalerite  12412Schauinsland Pb-Zn Mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchauinsland, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

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