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Locality Name:
Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 13184
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13184.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Eberbächle
Freiamt
Steckwald

Latitude: 48°7'35"N
Longitude: 7°55'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.126388888889,7.9191666666667

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 Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Cu Fe H O Pb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcopyriteCheniteCopperCovelliteDevillineDigeniteEnargite
GypsumLinariteMalachiteNatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSpangoliteSphaleriteStanniteSulphurTetrahedriteVivianiteWurtzite

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Elyite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mawbyite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richelsdorfite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.90257356,573572793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.9113357356,57357,573622734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS660257356,573579052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.90257356,573575509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O358.90157357150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)660257356,5735711547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2358.90157357172
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.90157357450
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6117113257358,573621633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9015735627770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6358.9113257357,57362359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2358.90157357178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.90257356,573574979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2660257356,5735727198
Chenite  (*)CheniteCuPb4(SO4)2(OH)611711315736240
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1171131573583531
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.901573563846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4358.900175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.9113357356,57357,573624165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.901573562970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O358.90157357366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S358.901573571027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.901573569895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)358.90157357220
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O358.9015735785
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4358.90157356910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS358.9113357356,57357,5736224243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS358.90157359717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.901573576890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O358.9001689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2117113157358201
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O117113157358593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.90157357987
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4358.90157357198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.90257356,5735712537
Mawbyite  (*)NatrochalcitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2358.90019
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.901573571107
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)358.90157357492
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.90157361733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2660257356,5735739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2358.901573573106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.901573571725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2358.90257356,5735761156
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O358.9015735657
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2117113157358454
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6358.900134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.901573566417
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.90257356,573595186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)358.9002473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O358.90157357105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.90257356,5735721482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)358.90157356589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.90257356,573572045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.90257356,573571803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.901573575317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O358.90157356433
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O358.90157356636
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4358.90257356,573571655



7 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_00000085660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh    Arsenopyrite, Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz 32298Caroline Mine, Eberbächle, Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreiamt, Caroline im EberbächleStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000086358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32298Caroline Mine, Eberbächle, Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreiamt, Caroline im EberbächleStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Pfaff2009tbl06-27117113115±2Rb-Sr illite     33784Freiamt, Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreiamt-Sexau, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Giersdorf_00000089660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh    Arsenopyrite, Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite 32301Segen Gottes Mine, Freiamt, Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreiamt, Segen GottesStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000090358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32301Segen Gottes Mine, Freiamt, Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreiamt, Segen GottesStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000087660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Covellite, Pyrite 32297Silberloch-Gegentrum Mine, Freiamt, Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreiamt, Silberloch-GegentrumStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000088358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32297Silberloch-Gegentrum Mine, Freiamt, Freiamt Pb-Cu Mining District, Emmendingen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreiamt, Silberloch-GegentrumStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 


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