Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Todtmoos, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32547
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32547.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Todtmoos, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Gersbach
Hermann Mine
Mättle
Scheibenfelsen

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Cu Fe H Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteGarnetMalachiteMarcasite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyroxeneSerpentineSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Antigorite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O358.9145157736470
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4358.9145157740708
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220114515773927198
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.91451577363846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.91451577394165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.91451577362970
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6358.91450944
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)358.914501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4358.914515773914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145257736,5773912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.91451577395674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.91451577371107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2358.91451577395800
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8358.91451577391512
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.91451577371425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2358.914515773939462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3358.9145157740341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8358.91451577399056


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000065Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


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_00000065201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Chalcopyrite, Galena, Quartz 32411Hermann Mine, Todtmoos, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtmoos, Hermann a.d. Schwarzen SägeStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000066358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32411Hermann Mine, Todtmoos, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtmoos, Hermann a.d. Schwarzen SägeStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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