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Locality Name:
Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 188686
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188686.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Calc-silicate Outcrops
Fluorite Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H O P Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteBaryteChalcopyriteFluoriteGarnetMalachiteNoneQuartzRocksalt

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3358.91451577461534
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)20114515774711547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220114515774727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.9145257746,577473531
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22011451577479617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20114515774724243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3358.91451577461544
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.914515774712537
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.91451577471725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220114515774761156


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
Giersdorf_00000123201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz 32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000124358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000125201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Chalcopyrite, Galena, Matildite, Pyrite, Quartz 188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000126358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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