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Locality Name:
Gottesehre Mine (Ruprecht Mine; Ruprecht Vein), Urberg, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 1764
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1764.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gottesehre Mine (Ruprecht Mine; Ruprecht Vein), Urberg, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°43'32"N
Longitude: 8°7'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.725555555556,8.1205555555556
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 Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenoliteBaryte
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDescloizite
DevillineDiasporeFluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteLöllingiteLillianiteLinariteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMilleriteMixiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphurTetrahedriteVivianite
WurtziteXanthoconite

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Agardite-(Nd)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bernalite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluorphosphohedyphane  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Sauconite  (*)Schapbachite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Smythite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Takovite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Tripuhyite  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)
Yarrowite  (*)
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)6·3H2O358.9145043
Agardite-(Nd)  (*)MixiteNdCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O358.9145018
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.914502734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2358.914503092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.914503250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs358.91450379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O358.91450194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3358.91450231
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.914505509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)201145011547
Bernalite  (*)PerovskiteFe(OH)3358.914508
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6358.91450413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.91450450
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
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S358.914505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.914503531
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.914503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.914504165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16358.91450599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.914502970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O358.91450366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.914509895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)358.91450220
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220114509617
Fluorphosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3F358.914504
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201145024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.914507437
Graphite  (*)NoneC358.914502812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS358.91450717
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6358.91450113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.914506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.9145014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O358.914501689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2358.91450201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6358.914501066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4358.914505591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.91450593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.91450987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO358.91450139
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.914505674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2358.91450252
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O358.91450915
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS358.914501066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.914501107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O358.91450168
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)358.91450362
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs358.91450633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS358.91450767
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl358.9145071
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.91450733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2358.914503106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.914501725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8358.914509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2358.9145061156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs22011450233
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2358.91450317
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O358.9145056
Schapbachite  (*)RocksaltAg0.4Pb0.2Bi0.4S358.9145014
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.914506417
Silver  (*)CopperAg20114505186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs32011450531
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)358.9145077
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201145021482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28358.9145073
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)358.91450589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.914502045
Takovite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O358.9145018
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.914501803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.914505317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O358.91450433
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4358.9145066
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O358.9145051
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl358.91450605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4358.914501655
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3358.9145089
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8358.9145070


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_00000143201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Rammelsbergite, Silver, Skutterudite, Sphalerite 1764Gottesehre Mine (Ruprecht Mine; Ruprecht Vein), Urberg, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyUrberg, GottesehreStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000144358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      1764Gottesehre Mine (Ruprecht Mine; Ruprecht Vein), Urberg, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyUrberg, GottesehreStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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