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Locality Name:
Reutherberg, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 196
Youngest recorded age at locality: 170

mindat Locality ID: 280369
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280369.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Reutherberg, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
B 294 Road Tunnel

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 B Bi Ca Cu Fe H Na O Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteKaoliniteMeneghiniteNoneNot in a structural group
PrehnitePyriteRocksalt

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3196170157845315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1961701578458803
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)196170157845498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1961701578458173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19617015784524243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31961701578455433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41961701578455591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1961701578451271
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21961701578451898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219617015784539462



1 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
Pfaff2009tbl06-13196170183±13(U-Th)/He hematite  YesHematite  32326Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHohberg, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 


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