Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Vorderdorf, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 313
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.26

mindat Locality ID: 277161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-277161.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vorderdorf, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Granite Quarry (Schleifbach Quarry)

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: Al As Ba Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteClayFeldsparFluoriteLöllingite
MicaNonePharmacosideriteQuartzRutileScheeliteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3130.261576818803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3130.261576819052
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O3130.26157681150
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63130.26157681413
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3130.261576813531
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3130.261576812740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23130.261576819617
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O295295157681198
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23130.26157681762
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O295295157681182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl3130.261576811107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23130.2615768117380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3130.261576812994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3130.261576812349
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O295295157681144
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O3130.26157681428
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)3130.26157681140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23130.2615768161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23130.261576815614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3130.261576814894
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O295295157681890
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O29529515768151
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)3130.26157681939
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O295295157681185


21 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
EJM21_817-00003300300300U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand depositPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-032-0014.84.84.8206Pb/238U u-mica1 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-033-001222206Pb/238U u-mica2 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-034-001444206Pb/238U u-mica3 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-035-0012.92.92.9206Pb/238U u-mica4 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-036-0012.72.72.7206Pb/238U u-mica5 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-037-0012.42.42.4206Pb/238U u-mica6 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-038-0013.93.93.9206Pb/238U u-mica7 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-039-0012.52.52.5206Pb/238U u-mica8 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-040-0014.94.94.9206Pb/238U u-mica9 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-041-0013.93.93.9206Pb/238U u-mica10 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Giersdorf_00000947295295295U-Pb uraniniteM-2 YesUraniniteUraniniteU34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000948295295295U-Pbformation agehighuraniniteM-2 YesUraniniteUraniniteU34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Pfaff2009tbl06-01313307310±3U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-02310290300±10Xe-Xe pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-04302288295±7U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-07288206247±41U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-30705864±6U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-31584250±8U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-322.11.31.7±0.4U-Pb u-mica  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-330.340.260.3±0.04U-Pb u-mica  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

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