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Locality Name:
Müllenbach U Deposit, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 245
Youngest recorded age at locality: 140

mindat Locality ID: 1762
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1762.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Müllenbach U Deposit, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kirchheimer Adit

Latitude: 48°44'43"N
Longitude: 8°17'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.745277777778,8.2933333333333
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBranneriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachite
MarcasiteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SchoepiteSkutteruditeSphaleriteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteVivianiteZippeite

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Berzelianite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Chadwickite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)
Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Joliotite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)
Liebigite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metanováčekite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S24514002793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)24514008803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS24514009052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2451401573161272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)245140011547
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)245140066
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi24514001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S324514001935
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe2245140041
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS424514005516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O62451400248
Chadwickite  (*)None(UO2)(HAsO3)2451401573163
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S24514005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2245140027198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe2451400281
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS24514004165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S24514001027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)224514009895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2451400814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF224514009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS245140024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)24514007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2451401573166890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3245140014640
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O245140055
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S3245140054
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O324514005433
Joliotite  (*)Not in a structural group(UO2)(CO3)·2H2O2451401573163
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)424514005591
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O245140157316149
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O24514015731678
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22451400762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2245140012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS224514005674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS22451400252
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2451400388
Metanováčekite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O24514015731626
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2451400443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2451400182
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2245140017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se2451400192
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O245140157316182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224514015731639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2245140061156
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs22451400317
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)624514015731694
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)24514006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg24514005186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs32451400531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS245140021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1324514001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1324514005317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2451401573161059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22451401573162718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2451400890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O24514015731694
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O245140157316185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42451400175


4 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
EJM21_817-00002160160160U-Pb       1762Müllenbach U Deposit, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMüllenbach U-depositPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-09245233239±6U-Pb pitchblende     1762Müllenbach U Deposit, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMüllenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-17180140160±20U-Pb pitchblende     1762Müllenbach U Deposit, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMüllenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-19155145150±5Rb-Sr illite     1762Müllenbach U Deposit, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMüllenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

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