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Locality Name:
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: 209159
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209159.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Brézouard Massif, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bismuth Vein
Le Haycot
Pierre Des Trois Bans

Latitude: 48°12'0"N
Longitude: 7°9'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.2,7.1627777777778
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Na O P S Si Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Na O P S Si Ti W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzScheeliteStibniteTourmaline

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bismutoferrite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Emplectite  (*)Eulytine  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mixite  (*)Mrázekite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)33827008803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO233827002162
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)338270011547
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O33382700214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S333827001935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)338270154005716
Bismutoferrite  (*)KaoliniteFe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)338270051
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)633827001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)338270027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS233827015400527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O33827003531
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2338270154005246
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)333827015400572
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF233827009617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)338270354005,54006,540077437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3338270254005,5400614640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)233827015400512537
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O3382700168
Mrázekite  (*)NoneBi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2·2H2O33827015400511
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)43382700369
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2338270254005,5400661156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)33827004894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)33827002705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3382701540066417


1 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
Kristen002428338270Neo/Late-Variscan age mineralization   Yes Cu, Ag, As, Pb, Zn1673Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, FranceSainte Marie-aux-MinesHafeznia et al. (2012) GRA14_2012 

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