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Locality Name:
Rappenloch Mine, Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 258
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110

mindat Locality ID: 32143
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32143.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rappenloch Mine, Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°57'24"N
Longitude: 8°16'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.956666666667,8.2680555555556
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: As Ba Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn O P Pb S Si U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBrauniteCalciteCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeFluoriteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosiderite
QuartzRutileScheeliteSpinel

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Fluorite  (*)Groutite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Manganite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Stolzite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)225811003092
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O2581100150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)258110011547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22581100606
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)2581100483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)258110027770
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O2581100197
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O162582480599
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF225811009617
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)258110072
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42581100350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3258110014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O162581100243
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)2581100770
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2581100443
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO225811003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2258110061156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O102581100312
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)25811004894
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2581100156
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O25811001059
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O258110089


3 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
EJM21_817-00006150110150-110K-Ar    Yes  32532Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyEisenbach regionPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-06258248253±5K-Ar cryptomelane  YesCryptomelane  32532Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyEisenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-24140120130±10K-Ar hollandite, braunite  Yes  32532Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyEisenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

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