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Locality Name:
Ludwig Mine, Adlersbach Valley, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 1776
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1776.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ludwig Mine, Adlersbach Valley, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°16'32"N
Longitude: 8°7'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.275555555556,8.1308333333333

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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteClayCopper
GypsumLillianiteMarcasiteMicaNonePharmacosideritePolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteXanthoconiteZinkenite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fizélyite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrostilpnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb0363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O0150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O70450
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S110843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS301089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48054
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3087
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS20300
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S170100
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]0716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS3084
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S210165
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS40586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O30369
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S420228



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