Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bismuth Vein, Brézouard Massif, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 338
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 209136
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209136.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bismuth Vein, Brézouard Massif, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°12'9"N
Longitude: 7°10'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.2025,7.1791666666667

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.

Bismutite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Corundum	Diaspore	Malachite	None	Quartz

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: Bi C Cu Fe H O P S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Bi C Cu Fe H O P S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Bismutite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Corundum Diaspore Malachite None Quartz

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Bismutite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Eulytine ()*	Goethite ()*
Hematite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mrázekite ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	338	270	716
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	338	270	27198
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	338	270	246
Eulytine ()*	None	Bi₄(SiO₄)₃	338	270	72
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	338	270	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	338	270	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	338	270	12537
Mrázekite ()*	None	Bi₂Cu₃(PO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂·2H₂O	338	270	11
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	338	270	61156

1 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	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002428	338	270	Neo/Late-Variscan age		mineralization					Yes			Cu, Ag, As, Pb, Zn	1673	Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France	Sainte Marie-aux-Mines	Hafeznia et al. (2012)		GRA14_2012

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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