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Locality Name:
Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 363
Youngest recorded age at locality: 326.5

mindat Locality ID: 231888
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231888.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bangertshöhe
Linck Marble Works
Seemann Quarry

Latitude: 49°42'44"N
Longitude: 8°39'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.712222222222,8.6572222222222
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
EnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePolybasitePrehnite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSkutteruditeSphalerite
SpinelStibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazUllmanniteVesuvianiteVivianite
WollastoniteWurtziteZircon

96 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Asbolane  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Opal  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tschermakite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S363330.81592952793
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3363330.81592961534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2363330.81592963092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O363330.8159295445
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4363330.8159296708
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb363330.8159295363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)363330.81592963250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs363330.8159295379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O363330.8159295194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS363330.8259295,592969052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O363330.8159295143
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6363330.81592962060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2363330.81592965509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)363326.5359295,59296,5929711547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi363330.81592951966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3363330.81592951935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)363330.8259295,5929627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2363330.81592965171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O363330.8159296925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S363330.81592965707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2363330.8259295,5929627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O363330.81592963531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4363330.8159296951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8363330.81592961756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.81592961025
Copper  (*)CopperCu363330.81592963846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18363330.81592961008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS363330.81592964165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O363330.81592962970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6363330.8259295,592964135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2363330.81592969895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4363330.8159296910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.8259295,592968173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O363330.8259295,59296814
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)363330.81592961188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS363330.8259295,5929624243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS363330.8159295131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)363330.81592967437
Gold  (*)CopperAu363330.815929630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC363330.8259295,592962812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3363330.8259295,592961544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O363330.81592966890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2363330.8159296209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6363330.8159296741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3363330.815929614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3363330.81592965433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4363330.81592965591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O363330.81592961271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)363330.8159296581
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2363330.8159296762
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)363330.81592961487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4363330.815929614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2363330.8259295,5929612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2363330.81592965674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)363330.81592964924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2363330.8259295,592965800
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O363330.815929684
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2363330.815929617380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs363330.8159295633
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O363330.81592962994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2363330.8159296313
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O363330.8159296105
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2363330.81592962273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.8159296260
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]363330.8159295716
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)363330.8159295494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2363330.81592961898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3363330.81592951425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2363330.8259295,5929639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2363330.81592963106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8363330.81592969056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2363326.5359295,59296,5929761156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2363330.8159295233
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS363330.8159296712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)363330.81592961711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)363330.8159296969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2363330.81592965614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2363330.8159295317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)363330.8259295,592964894
Silver  (*)CopperAg363330.81592955186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3363330.8159295531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS363330.8259295,5929621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4363330.81592961934
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4363330.8159295586
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS363330.81592962045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2363330.81592963337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13363330.81592955317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O363330.8259295,592964899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2363330.81592961476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2363330.81592962562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2363330.815929673
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS363330.8159295293
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10363330.8259295,592961395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3363330.8259295,592961247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)363330.81592965251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)363330.8259295,592961025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000964The Odenwald Granitoid Complex is a Variscan I-type granitoid that formed during subduction of the Rheic ocean and the collission of Avalonia and Armorica about 365 and 330 m.y.a.
Giersdorf_00000980The Seemann Quarry is found as part of the Odenwald Granitoid Complex
Giersdorf_00000981The Seemann Quarry is found as part of the Odenwald Granitoid Complex
Giersdorf_00000982The Seemann Quarry is found as part of the Odenwald Granitoid Complex
Giersdorf_00000983The Seemann Quarry is found as part of the Odenwald Granitoid Complex
Giersdorf_00000984The Böllstein Odenwald is a unit found as part of the Odenwald Granodiorite Complex and is a garnet-bearing orthogneiss


6 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_00000964334330.8332.4±1.6U-Pb    Yes  1850Odenwald, Hesse, GermanyOdenwald Granitoid ComplexSiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187U-Pb Zircon age for the Odenwald Granitoid
Giersdorf_00000984363351357±6Lu-HfAge is part of the Part I of the Variscan Orogenic Event   Yes  1850Odenwald, Hesse, GermanyBöllstein OdenwaldSiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187Age is indicative of a high-pressure facies event in the footwall of the unit
Giersdorf_00000980335329.2332.1±2.9U-PbAge is part of the "Part II" series of the Variscan Orogenic Event, which are younger than Part I orogenic activitieszirconSEE  Zircon  232103Seemann Quarry, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, GermanySeemann QuarrySiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187Pb207/Pb206 Isotope apparent ages for zircons found in the Odenwald Granodiorite Complex
Giersdorf_00000981340.7329.5335.1±5.6U-PbAge is part of the "Part II" series of the Variscan Orogenic Event, which are younger than Part I orogenic activitieszirconSEE  Zircon  232103Seemann Quarry, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, GermanySeemann QuarrySiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187Pb207/Pb206 Isotope apparent ages for zircons found in the Odenwald Granodiorite Complex
Giersdorf_00000982333.5326.5330±3.5U-PbAge is part of the "Part II" series of the Variscan Orogenic Event, which are younger than Part I orogenic activitieszirconSEE  Zircon  232103Seemann Quarry, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, GermanySeemann QuarrySiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187Pb207/Pb206 Isotope apparent ages for zircons found in the Odenwald Granodiorite Complex
Giersdorf_00000983336330.8333.4±2.6U-PbAge is part of the "Part II" series of the Variscan Orogenic Event, which are younger than Part I orogenic activitieszirconSEE  Zircon  232103Seemann Quarry, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, GermanySeemann QuarrySiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187Pb207/Pb206 Isotope apparent ages for zircons found in the Odenwald Granodiorite Complex

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