Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Krunkelbach Valley Uranium Deposit, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 313
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.26

mindat Locality ID: 1777
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1777.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Krunkelbach Valley Uranium Deposit, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°50'20"N
Longitude: 8°2'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.838888888889,8.0488888888889

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	Alunite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Compreignacite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Fluorite	Gypsum
Johannite	Kaolinite	Kaňkite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meta-autunite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Schoepite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Stannite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wölsendorfite	Zippeite	Zircon

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Se Si U W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Se Si U W Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Compreignacite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Fluorite Gypsum
Johannite Kaolinite Kaňkite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Meta-autunite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Phosphuranylite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Schoepite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Stannite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wölsendorfite Zippeite Zircon

102 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenovanmeersscheite ()*	Arsenuranospathite ()*	Arsenuranylite ()*
Autunite ()*	Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassetite ()*	Beidellite ()*
Bergenite ()*	Billietite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Compreignacite ()*	Cookeite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprosklodowskite ()*	Curite ()*	Dewindtite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gorceixite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Heinrichite ()*	Heisenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Nováčekite-I ()*	Ianthinite ()*	Idaite ()*	Johannite ()*
Joliotite ()*	Kaňkite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Klockmannite ()*
Langite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Metaheinrichite ()*	Metakahlerite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Metauranocircite-I ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nielsbohrite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rutherfordine ()*	Safflorite ()*
Saléeite ()*	Schoepite ()*	Segnitite ()*	Selenium ()*	Silver ()*
Soddyite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Studtite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Torbernite ()*	Umangite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranocircite-II ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Uranopilite ()*	Uranosilite ()*	Uranospathite ()*	Uranotungstite ()*	Vandendriesscheite ()*
Vanmeersscheite ()*	Vyacheslavite ()*	Weeksite ()*	Wölsendorfite ()*	Yarrowite ()*
Zeunerite ()*	Zippeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	313	0.26	2793
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	313	0.26	9052
Arsenovanmeersscheite ()*	None	U(UO₂)₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O	295	295	2
Arsenuranospathite ()*	None	Al(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂F·20H₂O	295	295	14
Arsenuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	Ca(UO₂)₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄·6H₂O	295	295	7
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	295	295	1272
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	313	0.26	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	313	0.26	11547
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	295	295	51
Beidellite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	313	0.26	85
Bergenite ()*	Phosphuranylite	Ca₂Ba₄(UO₂)₉O₆(PO₄)₆·16H₂O	295	295	9
Billietite ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O	295	295	38
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	313	0.26	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	313	0.26	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	313	0.26	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	313	0.26	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	313	0.26	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	313	0.26	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	313	0.26	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	313	0.26	3531
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O	313	0.26	70
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	313	0.26	281
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	295	295	566
Compreignacite ()*	Compreignacite	K₂(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·7H₂O	295	295	27
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	313	0.26	181
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	313	0.26	4165
Cuprosklodowskite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	295	295	58
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O	295	295	51
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O	295	295	82
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	313	0.26	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	313	0.26	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	313	0.26	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	313	0.26	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	313	0.26	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	313	0.26	30554
Gorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	313	0.26	121
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	313	0.26	6890
Heinrichite ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	295	295	18
Heisenbergite ()*	Not in a structural group	(UO₂)(OH)₂·H₂O	295	295	3
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	313	0.26	14640
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	313	0.26	62
Nováčekite-I ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	295	295	55
Ianthinite ()*	None	U⁴⁺₂(UO₂)₄O₆(OH)₄·9H₂O	295	295	31
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	313	0.26	142
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	295	295	69
Joliotite ()*	Not in a structural group	(UO₂)(CO₃)·2H₂O	295	295	3
Kaňkite ()*	Kaňkite	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·3.5H₂O	313	0.26	38
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	313	0.26	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	295	295	198
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	313	0.26	63
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	313	0.26	593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	313	0.26	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	313	0.26	762
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	313	0.26	198
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	313	0.26	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	313	0.26	5674
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	295	295	388
Metaheinrichite ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	295	295	19
Metakahlerite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	295	295	18
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	295	295	443
Metauranocircite-I ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	295	295	38
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	295	295	182
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	313	0.26	192
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	313	0.26	633
Nielsbohrite ()*	None	(K,U, )(UO₂)₃(AsO₄)(OH)₄·H₂O	295	295	1
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	313	0.26	471
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	295	295	144
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	295	295	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	313	0.26	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	313	0.26	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	313	0.26	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	313	0.26	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	313	0.26	233
Rutherfordine ()*	None	(UO₂)(CO₃)	295	295	58
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	313	0.26	317
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	295	295	95
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆	295	295	94
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	313	0.26	134
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	313	0.26	143
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	313	0.26	5186
Soddyite ()*	None	(UO₂)₂(SiO₄)(H₂O)₂	295	295	44
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	313	0.26	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	313	0.26	73
Studtite ()*	None	(UO₂)(O₂)(H₂O)₂·2H₂O	295	295	25
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	313	0.26	1803
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	295	295	1059
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	313	0.26	71
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	295	295	2718
Uranocircite-II ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10H₂O	295	295	89
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	295	295	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	295	295	94
Uranosilite ()*	None	(UO₂)Si₇O₁₅	295	295	2
Uranospathite ()*	None	(Al, )(UO₂)₂F(PO₄)₂·20H₂O	295	295	20
Uranotungstite ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂W₂O₈(OH)₂·H₂O	295	295	6
Vandendriesscheite ()*	None	Pb_1.6(UO₂)₁₀O₆(OH)₁₁·11H₂O	295	295	52
Vanmeersscheite ()*	None	U(UO₂)₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O	295	295	8
Vyacheslavite ()*	None	U⁴⁺(PO₄)(OH)	295	295	8
Weeksite ()*	None	(K)₂(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₃)·4H₂O	295	295	42
Wölsendorfite ()*	Wölsendorfite	Pb₇(UO₂)₁₄O₁₉(OH)₄·12H₂O	295	295	43
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈	313	0.26	70
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	295	295	185
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	295	295	175

21 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	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
EJM21_817-00003	300	300	300	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand deposit	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-032-001	4.8	4.8	4.8	206Pb/238U			u-mica	1	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-033-001	2	2	2	206Pb/238U			u-mica	2	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-034-001	4	4	4	206Pb/238U			u-mica	3	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-035-001	2.9	2.9	2.9	206Pb/238U			u-mica	4	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-036-001	2.7	2.7	2.7	206Pb/238U			u-mica	5	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-037-001	2.4	2.4	2.4	206Pb/238U			u-mica	6	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-038-001	3.9	3.9	3.9	206Pb/238U			u-mica	7	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-039-001	2.5	2.5	2.5	206Pb/238U			u-mica	8	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-040-001	4.9	4.9	4.9	206Pb/238U			u-mica	9	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-041-001	3.9	3.9	3.9	206Pb/238U			u-mica	10	Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Giersdorf_00000947	295	295	295	U-Pb			uraninite	M-2	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000948	295	295	295	U-Pb	formation age	high	uraninite	M-2	Yes	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Pfaff2009tbl06-01	313	307	310±3	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-02	310	290	300±10	Xe-Xe			pitchblende		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-04	302	288	295±7	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-07	288	206	247±41	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-30	70	58	64±6	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-31	58	42	50±8	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-32	2.1	1.3	1.7±0.4	U-Pb			u-mica		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-33	0.34	0.26	0.3±0.04	U-Pb			u-mica		Yes				34396	Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Menzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100008	Krunkelbach Valley Uranium Deposit, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	https://rruff.info/R100008

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