Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bötzingen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 18.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.7

mindat Locality ID: 188687
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188687.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bötzingen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Fohberg Quarry (Hauri Quarry)
Oberschaffhausen

Latitude: 48°4'33"N
Longitude: 7°42'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.075833333333,7.7061111111111

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.

Amorphous	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chabazite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Coronadite	Corundum	Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Harmotome	Kaolinite	Mica
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Neptunite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rutile	Sepiolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Thomsonite	Titanite	Wollastonite	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Andradite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Cordierite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Corundum ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gonnardite ()*	Götzenite ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Neptunite ()*	Opal ()*	Pectolite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Sepiolite ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Strontianite ()*	Thaumasite ()*
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Ba C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chabazite Clay Clinozoisite
Coronadite Corundum Epidote Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Harmotome Kaolinite Mica
Molybdenite Natrolite Neptunite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pectolite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rutile Sepiolite Sphalerite Spinel Thomsonite Titanite Wollastonite Zircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	18.5	15.7	1	57878	286
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1534
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1252
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	310
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1008
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	18.5	15.7	1	57878	227
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1797
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	18.5	15.7	1	57878	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	18.5	15.7	1	57878	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	18.5	15.7	1	57878	9617
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	167
Götzenite ()*	None	Ca₄NaCa₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	18.5	15.7	1	57878	27
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	290
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1066
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	18.5	15.7	1	57878	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	18.5	15.7	1	57878	14899
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	425
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	18.5	15.7	1	57878	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	18.5	15.7	1	57878	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1236
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	18.5	15.7	1	57878	49
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	2994
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	363
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	18.5	15.7	1	57878	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	18.5	15.7	1	57878	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	18.5	15.7	1	57878	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	18.5	15.7	1	57878	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	598
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	241
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	18.5	15.7	1	57878	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1934
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	18.5	15.7	2	57878,57879	589
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	18.5	15.7	1	57878	4899
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	18.5	15.7	1	57878	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000616	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.
Jen_0000617	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.
Jen_0000618	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.
Jen_0000619	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000616	16.4	16.4	16.4			Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000617	15.7	15.7	15.7	fission-track	apatite	Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000618	16	16	16	Rb-Sr		Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000619	18.5	16.3	17.4±1.1	Rb-Sr		Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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