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Locality Name:
Schauinsland Pb-Zn Mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 112
Youngest recorded age at locality: 108

mindat Locality ID: 12412
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12412.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schauinsland Pb-Zn Mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Hofsgrund (South Field)
North Field

Latitude: 47°53'45"N
Longitude: 7°53'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.895833333333,7.8905555555556

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 Al As Ba C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopiapiteCopperCovelliteDescloizite
DevillineDiasporeDigeniteGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteKieseriteKtenasiteLinariteMalachite
MarcasiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltScheelite
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTetrahedriteVivianiteWurtzite

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Cornetite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Köttigite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)
Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Sauconite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S112108257588,575902793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)1121080254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11210802734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11210801588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11210803250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11210809052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61121080919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211210805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11210815759311547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6112108157590413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71121080450
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6112108257588,575901633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11210815759327770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6112108257588,57590359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2112108157588178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)112108257590,575934979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1121080925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211210815759327198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1121081575883531
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O1121080382
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3112108257588,5758926
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11210804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11210802970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)112108357588,57589,57590378
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1121080366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11210801027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21121081575939895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O112108157588814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS112108357588,57592,5759324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11210807437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS112108157593717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1121081575936890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1121080409
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS112108062
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O112108357588,57590,575931689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)21121080201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61121081575931066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411210805591
Köttigite  (*)VivianiteZn3(AsO4)2·8H2O11210815759060
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O112108075
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1121080593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2112108257588,57590265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2112108257588,57590987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4112108257592,57593249
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211210815758812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21121081575935674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As8112108257592,57593161
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11210801107
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)112108157590492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1121081575932994
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O112108157590309
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3112108157593733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112108039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl112108357588,57589,575901725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811210809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211210815759361156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1121080712
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O112108066
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O112108056
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61121080134
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1121080292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1121081575906417
Silver  (*)CopperAg112108257588,575905186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)112108257587,575932473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS112108257592,5759321482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)112108157593589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11210802045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)211210815759099
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1121080232
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O1121080139
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311210801803
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl112108157589605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4112108357588,57589,575901655



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
Pfaff2009tbl06-28112108110±2Rb-Sr sphalerite   Sphalerite  12412Schauinsland Pb-Zn Mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchauinsland, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 


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