Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 27429
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27429.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Biberach
Harmersbach Valley
Oberentersbach

Latitude: 48°21'24"N
Longitude: 8°4'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.356666666667,8.07

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.

Acanthite	Alum	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite
Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mixite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca O Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alum Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bismutite Brochantite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Enargite
Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mixite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite Vivianite Wurtzite

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bayldonite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cornubite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*
Enargite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*
Romanèchite ()*	Rutile ()*	Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Titanite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	57821	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	358.9	0	1	57810	254
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	358.9	0	1	57811	92
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	358.9	0	0		2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	57815	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	358.9	0	1	57811	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	358.9	0	2	57810,57816	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	5509
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	358.9	0	1	57810	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	358.9	0	4	57811,57814,57816,57818	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	172
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	358.9	0	1	57810	413
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	57818	716
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	358.9	0	1	57810	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	57816,57821	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	0	4	57810,57811,57814,57816	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	57818	2600
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	57818	109
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	358.9	0	1	57810	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	366
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	57816	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	358.9	0	2	57811,57816	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂			1	57818	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	358.9	0	1	57810	910
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	0	1	57810	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	57814	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	298.9	251.9	4	57810,57811,57820,57821	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	358.9	0	2	57811,57818	7437
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	358.9	0	1	57810	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	358.9	0	1	57810	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	57818	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	358.9	251.9	4	57816,57818,57820,57821	14640
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	358.9	0	1	57810	1066
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	358.9	0	3	57810,57811,57814	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	358.9	0	1	57810	593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	358.9	0	5	57810,57811,57814,57816,57818	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	57821	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	358.9	0	2	57810,57818	168
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	358.9	0	1	57811	492
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	358.9	0	1	57811	767
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	57818	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	298.9	251.9	2	57820,57821	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	358.9	251.9	4	57810,57811,57820,57821	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	358.9	0	2	57810,57818	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	0	5	57810,57811,57814,57818,57821	61156
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀			1	57818	312
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	57816	5614
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	358.9	0	1	57810	134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	358.9	0	2	57811,57814	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	57815	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	358.9	0	3	57810,57811,57821	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	358.9	251.9	4	57810,57811,57820,57821	21482
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	358.9	0	1	57810	90
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	358.9	0	2	57810,57811	1803
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	358.9	0	0		4899

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000079	66	0	Cenozoic	Mineralization Age	high	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz	32435	Eichhalden, Biberach, Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Prinzbach, Eichhalde	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000080	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous	Host Rock Age			32435	Eichhalden, Biberach, Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Prinzbach, Eichhalde	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000077	66	0	Cenozoic	Mineralization Age	high	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite	5748	Prinzbach Veins, Biberach, Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Prinzbach village	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000078	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous	Host Rock Age			5748	Prinzbach Veins, Biberach, Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Prinzbach village	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000147	298.9	251.9	Permian	Mineralization Age	high	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Quartz, Silver	32571	Barbara Mine (Stephanie Adit), Oberentersbach, Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Oberentersbach, Barbara	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000148	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous	Host Rock Age			32571	Barbara Mine (Stephanie Adit), Oberentersbach, Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Oberentersbach, Barbara	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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