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

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

mindat Locality ID: 206291
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206291.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Calw, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Neubulach
Oberreichenbach

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mn O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteArseniosideriteAtelestiteBaryteBismutiteBrochantite
BulachiteCalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
FluoriteLepidocrociteMalachiteMixiteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePhilipsburgitePyrite
PyrochloreQuartzSymplesiteTetrahedriteTyrolite

68 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Allophane  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arsenocrandallite  (*)Atelestite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacoalumite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bismutostibiconite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bulachite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Mixite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Philipsburgite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rooseveltite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphaerobismoite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Yarrowite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)2525157339254
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O252515733943
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2525157339470
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)225251573393092
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O2525157339194
Arsenocrandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6252515733912
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)252515733947
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)225251573395509
Bariopharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Al4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O25251573399
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O2525157339150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)235257339,5734211547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)22525157339172
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)22525257339,5734296
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2525257339,57342716
Bismutostibiconite  (*)Pyrochlore(Bi,Fe3+,   )2Sb5+2O725251573397
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS425251573395516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)625251573391633
Bulachite  (*)BulachiteAl6(AsO4)3(OH)9(H2O)4·2H2O25251573395
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)252515733927770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S25251573395707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O2525157339194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS223515733927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O25251573393531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS25251573392600
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)2525157339363
Copper  (*)CopperCu25251573393846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)42525157339109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)42525157339175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS25251573394165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62525157339310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O25251573392970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S25251573391027
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2235257339,57342246
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O252515733921
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF225251573399617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)25251573397437
Gold  (*)CopperAu252515733930554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3252515733914640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)625251573392228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2525157339593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2525157339581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2252515733912537
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O252515733942
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2525157339443
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O2525157340168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2525157339492
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O2525157339105
Philipsburgite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O252515733931
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)2525157339140
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)252515733953
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)42525157339369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS223515733939462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl25251573391725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2235357339,57340,5734261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)25251573391711
Rooseveltite  (*)MonaziteBi(AsO4)252515733938
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)25251573396417
Sphaerobismoite  (*)NoneBi2O325251573392
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28252515733973
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)2525157339446
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O252515733990
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1325251573391803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO25251573391101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O25251573391059
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O2525157339245
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8252515733970
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O252515733984
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)252515733960



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000013Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


2 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_00000013235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Emplectite, Pyrite, Quartz 1778Neubulach, Calw, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyNeubulachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000014252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      1778Neubulach, Calw, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyNeubulachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 


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