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Locality Name:
Steinsberg, Sinsheim, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 247
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 208527
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208527.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Steinsberg, Sinsheim, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°12'52"N
Longitude: 8°52'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.214444444444,8.8777777777778
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteCorundumDiasporeNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneSpinelTridymite

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Augite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6247002060
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2660027198
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)247007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32470014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3247005433
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O424700229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42470014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)24700884
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2660039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8247009056


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000009Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000011Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


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_00000009660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh   YesPyrite 32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000010247237Middle Triassic Host Rock Age   Yes  32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000011660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite 32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, UntergrombachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000012247237Middle Triassic Host Rock Age   Yes  32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, UntergrombachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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