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Locality Name:
Wilhelm Mine, Sankt Wilhelm Vein, Neuenberg, 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: 21912
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21912.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wilhelm Mine, Sankt Wilhelm Vein, Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°12'55"N
Longitude: 7°9'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.215277777778,7.1591666666667
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: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteFluoriteLöllingiteNonePolybasite
QuartzSymplesiteVivianiteXanthoconite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Monohydrocalcite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Symplesite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S33827002793
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)233827003092
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs3382700379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS33827009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)338270027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2338270027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O33827003531
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl2338270054
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)233827009895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF233827009617
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23382700762
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O338270055
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O3382700124
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]3382700249
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]3382700716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS33382700733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS333827001425
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2338270061156
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O338270092
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3338270089


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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