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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 18218
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18218.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Geroldsau
Iberg
Kälbelberg
Leisberg
Malschbach Valley
Müllenbach U Deposit
Oos Valley

Latitude: 48°46'43"N
Longitude: 8°12'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.778611111111,8.2094444444444

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 Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAndalusiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBismutiteBranneriteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteFeldsparFluorite
GypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePharmacosideritePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSchoepiteSkutteruditeSphalerite
StibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteVivianiteZippeite

71 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Berzelianite  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Celadonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chadwickite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Joliotite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Liebigite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metanováčekite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)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  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2451401573152793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2451401573158803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2451401573159052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2451401573161272
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O2525157311150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2455257311,5731511547
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)24514015731566
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2252515731196
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2451401573151966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32525257311,573151935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2525157311716
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe224514015731541
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42451401573155516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6245140157315248
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)225250309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)25251573114979
Chadwickite  (*)None(UO2)(HAsO3)2451401573163
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2451401573155707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS224514015731527198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS25251573112600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe245140157315281
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)42525157311175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2451401573154165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2451401573151027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22451401573159895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2235257311,57314246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O245140157315814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22451401573159617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2525257311,5731524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2451401573157437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2451401573166890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32525457309,57311,57313,5731514640
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O24514015731555
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S324514015731554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32451401573155433
Joliotite  (*)Not in a structural group(UO2)(CO3)·2H2O2451401573163
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42451401573155591
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O245140157316149
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O24514015731678
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2245140157315762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)224514015731512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22451401573155674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2245140157315252
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O245140157315388
Metanováčekite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O24514015731626
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O245140157315443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2525257311,57315182
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2252505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)224514015731517380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se245140157315192
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2525157311492
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2525157311428
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O245140157316182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22525257311,5731639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO225251573113106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22455457309,57311,57313,5731561156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2525157311712
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2245140157315317
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)624514015731694
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2451401573156417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2451401573155186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3245140157315531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS24514015731521482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132525257311,573151803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132525257311,573155317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2451401573161059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2245140257315,573162718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O245140157315890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O24514015731694
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2525257311,57316185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4245140157315175



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000027Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


6 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_00000027235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Emplectite, Quartz 280746Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBaden-Baden, KälbelbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000028252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      280746Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBaden-Baden, KälbelbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
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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