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Locality Name:
Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 387
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110

mindat Locality ID: 1781
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1781.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°19'11"N
Longitude: 8°12'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.319722222222,8.2055555555556
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 Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeFluoriteGypsum
LöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePerovskite
PolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSkutteruditeSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite
VivianiteXanthoconite

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Connellite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Pitticite  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valentinite  (*)Weddellite  (*)Yukonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.914502793
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)358.9145069
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2358.914502162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.914502734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450445
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb358.91450363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.914503250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS358.914509052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9145011547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.91450450
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3358.914501935
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb358.91450175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.914501633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)201145027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.914504979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8358.91450577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl358.914501382
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O358.91450295
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.914504165
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O358.91450366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.914509895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)358.91450180
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.914509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201145024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.914507437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.914506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.9145014640
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.91450987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2358.91450762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.914505674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS358.914501066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.914501107
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs358.91450633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3358.91450176
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS358.91450767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450124
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)358.91450140
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17358.91450100
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]358.91450716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.914501425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2358.9145039462
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS3358.9145084
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2358.9145061156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2358.91450233
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2358.91450317
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.914506417
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.914505186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3358.91450531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201145021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4358.91450586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3358.914503418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.914502045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.914505317
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3358.91450369
Weddellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·2H2O358.9145032
Yukonite  (*)NoneCa2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O358.9145029


39 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_00000095201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite 1781Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOberwolfach, Wenzel depositStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000096358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      1781Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOberwolfach, Wenzel depositStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
EJM21_817tbl02-00001150110 Rb-Sr    YesBaryte, Fluorite 1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00002182182182U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00003198198198U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00004176176176U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00005169169169U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00006161161161U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00007185185185U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00008179179179U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00009174174174U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00010176176176U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00011184184184U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00012170170170U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00013174174174U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00014186186186U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00015213213213U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00016175175175U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00017176176176U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00018138138138U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00019183183183U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00020179179179U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00021188188188U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00022175175175U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00023186186186U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00024170170170U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00025177177177U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00026250250250Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00027387387387Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00028163163163Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00029265265265Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00030152152152Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00031183183183Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00032379379379Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00033174174174Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00034206206206Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00035161161161Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00036209209209Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-13196170183±13(U-Th)/He hematite  YesHematite  32326Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHohberg, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

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