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:
Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 18.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.7

mindat Locality ID: 22706
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22706.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oberbergen, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Horberig
Neunbrunnen
Pulverbuck

Latitude: 48°5'58"N
Longitude: 7°39'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.099444444444,7.6558333333333

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.

Amorphous	Analcime	Apatite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Corundum	Feldspar	Garnet	Marcasite	Nickeline	None
Pyroxene	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite

Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Augite ()*	Corundum ()*	Diopside ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Haüyne ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Nosean ()*	Opal ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Titanite ()*

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 Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Analcime Apatite Cancrinite-sodalite Corundum Feldspar Garnet Marcasite Nickeline None
Pyroxene Sodalite Spinel Titanite Tridymite

15 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57889	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	18.5	15.7	3	57887,57888,57889	1534
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	18.5	15.7	1	57887	2060
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	18.5	15.7	1	57887	1797
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	18.5	15.7	1	57887	4135
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	18.5	15.7	2	57887,57889	2740
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	18.5	15.7	1	57887	158
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	18.5	15.7	1	57887	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	18.5	15.7	1	57887	5674
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	18.5	15.7	1	57887	884
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57887	75
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	18.5	15.7	1	57889	2994
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	18.5	15.7	1	57889	9056
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	18.5	15.7	2	57887,57889	598
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	18.5	15.7	1	57889	4899

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000616	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.
Jen_0000617	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.
Jen_0000618	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.
Jen_0000619	MAGMATIC STYLE: Central, sub-volcanic sövite intrusion of about 1 km2, numerous alvikite dykes and lapillistone layers (at two localities) 1-1.5 m thick. Lapilli generally from 0.5 to 15 mm but small bombs reach a few centimetres. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and tuffs include limburgite, nephelinite, phonolite and leucite tephrite; dykes and larger intrusive bodies include shonkinite, bergalite, phonolite, monchiquite, essexite and theralite.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000616	16.4	16.4	16.4			Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000617	15.7	15.7	15.7	fission-track	apatite	Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000618	16	16	16	Rb-Sr		Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000619	18.5	16.3	17.4±1.1	Rb-Sr		Yes	1756	Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Kaiserstuhl	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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