Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Käfersteige Mine, Würm, Pforzheim, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 1852
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1852.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Käfersteige Mine, Würm, Pforzheim, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°49'50"N
Longitude: 8°47'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.830555555556,8.7852777777778

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.

Allophane	Andalusite	Arsenic	Baryte	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite
Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Fluorite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Mixite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Alloclasite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Langite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mixite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Nd O Pb S Sb Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Arsenic Baryte Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite
Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Fluorite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Mica
Mixite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Vivianite

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Mixite	CeCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	252	5	43
Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Mixite	NdCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	252	5	18
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	252	5	56
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	252	5	3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	252	5	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	252	5	11547
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	252	5	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	252	5	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	252	5	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	252	5	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	252	5	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	252	5	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	252	5	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	252	5	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	252	5	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	5	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	252	5	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	252	5	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	252	5	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	252	5	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	252	5	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	23	5	246
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	5	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	23	5	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	252	5	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	252	5	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	252	5	14640
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	252	5	593
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	252	5	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	23	5	5674
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	252	5	168
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	252	5	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	252	5	492
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	252	5	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252	5	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	252	5	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	252	5	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	252	5	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	252	5	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	252	5	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	5	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	252	5	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	252	5	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	252	5	5317

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000025	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	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EJM21_817-00005	150	150		K-Ar					1852	Käfersteige Mine, Würm, Pforzheim, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Käfersteige deposit	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Giersdorf_00000025	23	5	Miocene		Mineralization Age	high		Chalcopyrite, Emplectite, Fluorite, Marcasite, Sphalerite, Wittichenite	1852	Käfersteige Mine, Würm, Pforzheim, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Pforzheim, Käfersteige	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000026	252	237	Lower Triassic		Host Rock Age				1852	Käfersteige Mine, Würm, Pforzheim, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Pforzheim, Käfersteige	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Pfaff2009tbl06-20	150	140	145±5	K-Ar			illite		1852	Käfersteige Mine, Würm, Pforzheim, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Käfersteige, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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