Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Emmertsberg Quarry, Waschenbach, Mühltal, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 13391
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13391.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Emmertsberg Quarry, Waschenbach, Mühltal, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°47'44"N
Longitude: 8°42'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.795555555556,8.7044444444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Analcime	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Diaspore	Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum	Malachite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite

Acanthite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Analcime ()*	Baryte ()*	Betekhtinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Titanite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Analcime Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Diaspore Epidote Fluorite Gypsum Malachite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Titanite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	363	330.8	2793
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	363	330.8	706
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	363	330.8	1627
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	363	330.8	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	363	330.8	45
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	363	330.8	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	363	330.8	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	363	330.8	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	363	330.8	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	363	330.8	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	363	330.8	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	363	330.8	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	363	330.8	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	363	330.8	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	363	330.8	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	363	330.8	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	363	330.8	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	363	330.8	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	363	330.8	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	363	330.8	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	363	330.8	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	363	330.8	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	363	330.8	5800
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	363	330.8	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	363	330.8	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	363	330.8	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	363	330.8	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	363	330.8	21482
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	363	330.8	4899
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	363	330.8	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000964	The 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_00000984	The 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Giersdorf_00000964	334	330.8	332.4±1.6	U-Pb						Yes				1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	Odenwald Granitoid Complex	Siebel et al. (2012)	10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3	MP105_187	U-Pb Zircon age for the Odenwald Granitoid
	Giersdorf_00000984	363	351	357±6	Lu-Hf	Age is part of the Part I of the Variscan Orogenic Event					Yes				1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	Böllstein Odenwald	Siebel et al. (2012)	10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3	MP105_187	Age is indicative of a high-pressure facies event in the footwall of the unit

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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