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Locality Name:
Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 22223
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22223.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Rutschengrund
Seebach
Tiefenbach Valley
Wildschapbach Valley

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArsenopyriteBaryteBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFluoriteKaoliniteLillianite
LinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMixiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnite
PumpellyitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRoseliteRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStannite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTridymiteVivianiteXanthoconite

94 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Berryite  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Elyite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Eskimoite  (*)Fassinaite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marklite  (*)Massicot  (*)Matildite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Opal  (*)Ourayite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parnauite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roselite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Susannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.91451575792793
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O358.914515758043
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)358.9145157582706
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O358.9145157579470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.9145257579,575812734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145257579,57584445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.91451575753250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS358.91451575799052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O358.9145157584143
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.91451575795509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9145357575,57579,5758411547
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16358.9145257581,5758450
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2358.9145257578,5758496
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.9145157579450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi358.91451575791966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3358.91451575791935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358.9145257579,57581716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4358.9145357577,57579,575815516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.9145257575,575791633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9145357579,57581,5758427770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6358.9145157579359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.9145257579,575844979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O358.9145157579925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S358.9145357575,57579,575815707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2358.9145557575,57579,57581,57584,5758527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.9145357575,57577,575793531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS358.91451575772600
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.9145257575,575793846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4358.9145157577175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.9145457579,57581,57584,575854165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.9145357575,57579,575812970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S24358.914515757943
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O358.9145157575366
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8358.9145157579126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4358.9145157579651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S358.91451575791027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.91451575799895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)358.9145257575,57579220
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O358.914515757985
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145157579814
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36358.914515757920
Fassinaite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2(CO3)(S2O3)358.914515757911
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.9145257579,575849617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS358.9145457575,57579,57581,5758424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.91451575797437
Graphite  (*)NoneC358.9145257579,575842812
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6358.9145257581,57584113
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.914515757914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O358.91451575791689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2358.9145157579201
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4358.91451575795591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.9145257575,57579593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.9145157579987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO358.9145157579139
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4358.9145157579198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145457575,57579,57581,5758312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.91451575795674
Marklite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu5(CO3)2(OH)6·6H2O358.91451575791
Massicot  (*)NonePbO358.9145157579202
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2358.9145357579,57581,57584252
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.91451575751107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)358.9145157579362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.914515758417380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs358.9145157577633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)358.9145157577492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O358.91451575792994
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13358.914515757924
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS358.9145257579,57584767
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O358.9145157577105
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.91451575781898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.9145157579733
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O358.9145157582106
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.91451575791425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2358.9145357575,57579,5758439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2358.91451575733106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.9145257579,575811725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2358.9145457575,57579,57581,5758461156
Roselite  (*)RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O358.914515757923
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)358.9145257579,575814894
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6358.9145157577134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.91451575796417
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.91451575795186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.914515757921482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4358.9145157579586
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.91451575792045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2358.914515757999
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.91451575791803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO358.9145257579,575811101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.91451575845317
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2358.9145157579458
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl358.9145157579605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4358.91451575791655
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3358.914515757989
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O358.9145257575,5757984


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000055Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Michelle_290PbS vein within the Schapback Mining district
Michelle_291PbS vein within the Schapback Mining district.
Michelle_292PbS vein within the Schapback Mining district. This illite sample was taken from the contact zone between they hydrothermally altered metamorphic host rocks and the "Barytgang" mineralizations.


9 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_00000055201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Digenite, Wittichenite 32471Josephs Treu Mine (Josephstreu Mine), Tiefenbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Josephs TreuStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000056358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32471Josephs Treu Mine (Josephstreu Mine), Tiefenbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Josephs TreuStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000103201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz 16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Friedrich-ChristianStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000104358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, Friedrich-ChristianStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Michelle_290299272Lower PermianAr-ArOldest paragenesis at locality.adularia     16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFriedrich-Christian MineLippolt et al. (1986) TC6_228Oldest Paragenesis
Michelle_291164145Late JurassicK-Ar, Ar-Ar, Rb-SrPhase of fluorite pulsessericite     16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFriedrich-Christian MineLippolt et al. (1986) TC6_228Mineralization pulses of main fluorite pulse
Michelle_292174164Middle Jurassic Period of hydrothermal alterationillite     16555Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFriedrich-Christian MineLippolt et al. (1986) TC6_228Period of hydrothermal alteration
Giersdorf_00000105201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Calcite, Quartz 11811Herrensegen Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, HerrensegenStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000106358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      11811Herrensegen Mine, Wildschapbach Valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchapbach, HerrensegenStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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