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Locality Name:
Bluttenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 338
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 10465
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10465.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bluttenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°11'20"N
Longitude: 7°8'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.188888888889,7.1394444444444
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 As C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mo O P Pb S Sb Si U V W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mo O P Pb S Sb Si U V W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeFluoriteGypsumLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltScheeliteTetrahedrite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Duftite  (*)Elyite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Massicot  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Shannonite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tsumebite  (*)
Vauquelinite  (*)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)33827002734
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)233827005509
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O73382700450
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)633827001633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)63382700359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)33827004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2338270027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu33827003846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)43382700175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS33827004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O33827002970
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)3382700220
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O338270085
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF233827009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS338270024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)33827007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O33827006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3338270014640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)23382700201
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)23382700265
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)3382700581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23382700987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO3382700139
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2338270012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS233827005674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO3382700202
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl33827001107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)3382700362
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)43382700369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2338270039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl33827001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2338270061156
Shannonite  (*)NonePb2O(CO3)33827008
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)33827006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg33827005186
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)3382700156
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO33827001101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1333827005317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O33827001059
Tsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)338270032
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)338270063
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO433827001655


1 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
Kristen002428338270Neo/Late-Variscan age mineralization   Yes Cu, Ag, As, Pb, Zn1673Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, FranceSainte Marie-aux-MinesHafeznia et al. (2012) GRA14_2012 

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