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Locality Name:
Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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: Al As Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteBismutiteBrochantiteChalcopyriteClay
CopperCovelliteFluoriteGypsumLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphur

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Susannite  (*)Swinefordite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.914502734
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O358.91450150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)201145011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F358.91450304
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6358.91450413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.91450450
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358.91450716
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.914501633
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
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.914502970
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220114509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201145024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.914506890
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2358.91450201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6358.914502228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.91450593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2358.91450265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.91450987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.914501725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201145061156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O358.9145066
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.9145021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.914502045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2358.9145099
Swinefordite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.2(Li,Al,Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2·nH2O358.914505
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.9145095
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4358.914501655


4 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_00000123201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz 32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000124358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000125201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesChalcopyrite, Galena, Matildite, Pyrite, Quartz 188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000126358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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