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Locality Name:
Linck Marble Works, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 363
Youngest recorded age at locality: 330.8

mindat Locality ID: 32008
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32008.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Linck Marble Works, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°42'25"N
Longitude: 8°39'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.706944444444,8.6502777777778
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 Au Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteEpsomite
FeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTalcTitaniteTopazVesuvianite
VivianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3363330.801534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2363330.803092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4363330.80708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)363330.803250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS363330.809052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6363330.802060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2363330.805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)363330.8011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)363330.8027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2363330.805171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O363330.80925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S363330.805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2363330.8027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O363330.803531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4363330.80951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8363330.801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.801025
Copper  (*)CopperCu363330.803846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18363330.801008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS363330.804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O363330.802970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6363330.804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2363330.809895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4363330.80910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.808173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O363330.80814
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)363330.801188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS363330.8024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)363330.807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu363330.8030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC363330.802812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3363330.801544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O363330.806890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2363330.80209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6363330.80741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3363330.8014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3363330.805433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4363330.805591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O363330.801271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)363330.80581
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2363330.80762
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)363330.801487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4363330.8014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2363330.8012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2363330.805674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)363330.804924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2363330.805800
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O363330.8084
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2363330.8017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O363330.802994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2363330.80313
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O363330.80105
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2363330.802273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.80260
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2363330.801898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2363330.8039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2363330.803106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8363330.809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2363330.8061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS363330.80712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)363330.801711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)363330.80969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2363330.805614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)363330.804894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS363330.8021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4363330.801934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS363330.802045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2363330.803337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O363330.804899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2363330.801476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2363330.802562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2363330.8073
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10363330.801395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3363330.801247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)363330.805251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.801025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000964The Odenwald Granitoid Complex is a Variscan I-type granitoid that formed during subduction of the Rheic ocean and the collission of Avalonia and Armorica about 365 and 330 m.y.a.
Giersdorf_00000984The Böllstein Odenwald is a unit found as part of the Odenwald Granodiorite Complex and is a garnet-bearing orthogneiss


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_00000964334330.8332.4±1.6U-Pb    Yes  1850Odenwald, Hesse, GermanyOdenwald Granitoid ComplexSiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187U-Pb Zircon age for the Odenwald Granitoid
Giersdorf_00000984363351357±6Lu-HfAge is part of the Part I of the Variscan Orogenic Event   Yes  1850Odenwald, Hesse, GermanyBöllstein OdenwaldSiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187Age is indicative of a high-pressure facies event in the footwall of the unit

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