Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Main Cut, Rollenberg Railway Tunnel, Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 247
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 32101
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32101.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Main Cut, Rollenberg Railway Tunnel, Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°8'47"N
Longitude: 8°37'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.146388888889,8.6213888888889

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeDiasporeGypsumKaolinite
LinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltStibniteTetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2247005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)660011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2470027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)247001252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)247004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2660027198
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1624700227
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2247009895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2470024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)247007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O247006890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4247005591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)224700987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22470012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl247001107
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22470061156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O1024700312
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)247002473
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3247003418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13247005317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O24700433



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000009Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000011Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


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_00000009660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh   YesPyrite 32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000010247237Middle Triassic Host Rock Age   Yes  32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000011660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite 32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, UntergrombachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000012247237Middle Triassic Host Rock Age   Yes  32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, UntergrombachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 


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