Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 14170
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14170.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Eberhard Mine
Quarry At The New Church
Reinerzau District
Rötenbach Quarry
Wolfgang Mine

Latitude: 48°21'45"N
Longitude: 8°22'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.3625,8.3827777777778

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	Allargentum	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Atelestite	Autunite	Baryte	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Koritnigite	Löllingite
Malachite	Mixite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Xanthoconite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Bi Cu Fe H Ni O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Arsenic Arsenolite Atelestite Autunite Baryte Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite Copper Corundum Covellite Fluorite Gypsum Hexahydrite Kaolinite Koritnigite Löllingite
Malachite Mixite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Quartz Rocksalt
Skutterudite Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Vivianite Xanthoconite

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alacránite ()*	Anatase ()*	Annabergite ()*	Antimony ()*
Arsenolite ()*	Atelestite ()*	Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bismutoferrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltkoritnigite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Heinrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Löllingite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metaheinrichite ()*	Mixite ()*	Moorhouseite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Pitticite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Safflorite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibarsen ()*
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranospinite ()*
Wittichenite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	358.9	145	1	57274	2793
Alacránite ()*	Not in a structural group	As₈S₉	358.9	145	1	57282	18
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	57268	2162
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	145	3	57267,57274,57284	445
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	358.9	145	1	57269	363
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	358.9	145	2	57282,57283	231
Atelestite ()*	Atelestite	Bi₂O(AsO₄)(OH)	358.9	145	0		47
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	358.9	145	1	57269	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	358.9	145	8	57267,57270,57274,57277,57278,57282,57283,57284	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	358.9	145	3	57269,57274,57283	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	358.9	145	1	57274	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	358.9	145	4	57267,57274,57283,57284	716
Bismutoferrite ()*	Kaolinite	Fe³⁺₂Bi(SiO₄)₂(OH)	358.9	145	0		51
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	358.9	145	2	57278,57283	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	358.9	145	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	358.9	145	4	57267,57270,57283,57284	27198
Cobaltkoritnigite ()*	Koritnigite	Co(AsO₃OH)·H₂O			1	57283	32
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	57267,57284	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	57267,57284	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	57267	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	57283	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	358.9	145	1	57269	180
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	358.9	145	5	57267,57270,57277,57283,57284	246
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	145	6	57267,57274,57277,57281,57283,57284	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	201	145	6	57270,57274,57275,57277,57278,57282	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	358.9	145	1	57269	24243
Heinrichite ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	358.9	145	1	57269	18
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	358.9	145	5	57267,57270,57277,57283,57284	14640
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)			2	57267,57284	111
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	358.9	145	1	57276	149
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	358.9	145	1	57269	762
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	358.9	145	6	57267,57270,57277,57278,57283,57284	12537
Metaheinrichite ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	145	1	57269	19
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	57283	168
Moorhouseite ()*	Hexahydrite	Co(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	57283	14
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	358.9	145	0		633
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	358.9	145	1	57274	511
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O			2	57267,57284	105
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O			2	57267,57284	99
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	358.9	145	2	57273,57284	140
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	358.9	145	3	57267,57278,57282	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	358.9	145	1	57269	1425
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	358.9	145	2	57270,57283	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	358.9	145	2	57278,57280	712
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	358.9	145	1	57269	317
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	358.9	145	3	57269,57282,57283	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	358.9	145	5	57267,57274,57278,57281,57284	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	358.9	145	5	57267,57274,57278,57281,57284	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	358.9	145	1	57282	21482
Stibarsen ()*	Arsenic	SbAs	358.9	145	1	57269	48
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	358.9	145	1	57279	232
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	358.9	145	2	57277,57278	1803
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	358.9	145	1	57269	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	358.9	145	1	57278	2718
Uranospinite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	358.9	145	2	57272,57278	51
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	358.9	145	1	57269	297
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	358.9	145	1	57282	89
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	358.9	145	1	57269	185

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000039	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000043	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000043	201	145	Jurassic	Mineralization Age	high	Fluorite	5663	Alte Gabe Gottes Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Reinerzau, Alte Gabe Gottes	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000044	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous	Host Rock Age			5663	Alte Gabe Gottes Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Reinerzau, Alte Gabe Gottes	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000039	201	145	Jurassic	Mineralization Age	high	Bismuth, Bornite, Digenite, Quartz	32489	Moses Segen Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Moses Segen	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000040	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous	Host Rock Age			32489	Moses Segen Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Moses Segen	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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