Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 280746
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280746.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Silbergrube

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: As Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb S Sb Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteAragoniteAutuniteBaryteBismutiteChalcostibiteCorundumNonePharmacosideritePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileStibniteTetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Galena  (*)
Hematite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O2525157311150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)23515731111547
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2252515731196
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S325251573111935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2525157311716
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)25251573114979
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS25251573112600
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)42525157311175
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2235157311246
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS252515731124243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3252515731114640
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2525157311182
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2525157311492
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2525157311428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2252515731139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO225251573113106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO223515731161156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2525157311712
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1325251573111803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1325251573115317
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2525157311185



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000027Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


2 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_00000027235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Emplectite, Quartz 280746Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBaden-Baden, KälbelbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000028252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      280746Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBaden-Baden, KälbelbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 


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