Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

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

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

mindat Locality ID: 208528
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208528.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sinsheim, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Neckarbischofsheim
Steinsberg

Latitude: 49°12'52"N
Longitude: 8°52'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.214444444444,8.8777777777778

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.

Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Diaspore	Marcasite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Sodalite	Spinel	Tridymite

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Corundum Diaspore Marcasite Nickeline None Pyrite Pyroxene
Sodalite Spinel Tridymite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Haüyne ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	247	2	57920,57921	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	247	1	57920	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	2	57920,57921	27198
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	247	2	57920,57921	7437
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	247	1	57920	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	247	1	57921	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	247	2	57920,57921	5433
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	247	2	57920,57921	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	247	2	57920,57921	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	247	1	57920	5674
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	247	2	57920,57921	884
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	66	2	57920,57921	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	247	1	57921	9056

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000009	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000011	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	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000009	66	0	Cenozoic	Mineralization Age	high	Yes	Pyrite	32245	Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Bruchsal, Quarry	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000010	247	237	Middle Triassic	Host Rock Age		Yes		32245	Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Bruchsal, Quarry	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000011	66	0	Cenozoic	Mineralization Age	high	Yes	Baryte, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	32245	Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Bruchsal, Untergrombach	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000012	247	237	Middle Triassic	Host Rock Age		Yes		32245	Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Bruchsal, Untergrombach	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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