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Locality Name:
Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 281173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-281173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Artenberg Quarry

Latitude: 48°17'34"N
Longitude: 8°3'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.292777777778,8.0594444444444

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsite
BerylBournoniteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapite
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHalotrichite
LepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphur
TetrahedriteTitaniteWollastoniteZinkeniteZircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beryl  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fülöppite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Semseyite  (*)
Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Smythite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)358.91451574328803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)358.9145157432706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3358.91451574322353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2358.91451574322162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2358.91451574323092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb358.9145157432363
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4358.9145157432246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.91451574323250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3358.9145157432231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS358.91451574329052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.91451574325509
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)358.9145157432161
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.914515743211547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F358.9145157432304
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18358.91451574324286
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11358.9145157432843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3358.91451574321089
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2358.9145157432700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20114515743227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.91451574324979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O358.9145157432925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220114515743227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.91451574323531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8358.91451574321756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)358.91451574321025
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O358.9145157432566
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O358.9145157432382
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4358.9145157432175
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)358.9145157432498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.91451574329895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)358.91451574328173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F358.91451574322740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O358.9145157432303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.91451574329617
Fülöppite  (*)NonePb3Sb8S15358.914515743255
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20114515743224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.91451574327437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3358.91451574321544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.91451574326890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O358.9145157432409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.914515743214640
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)358.9145157432581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4358.914515743214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.914515743212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.91451574325674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)358.91451574324924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.91451574321107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2358.91451574325800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.914515743217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)358.91451574322349
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17358.9145157432100
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.91451574321898
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4358.9145157432369
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.91451574321425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220114515743239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8358.91451574329056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO228227615743261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2358.91451574325614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)358.91451574324894
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21358.9145157432165
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3358.9145157432179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.91451574326417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5358.91451574321516
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)358.914515743277
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20114515743221482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)358.9145157432446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3358.91451574323418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.91451574322045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F358.9145157432232
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.91451574325317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O358.9145157432183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O358.91451574324899
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3358.91451574321247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4358.91451574321655
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42358.9145157432228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)358.91451574325251



3 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_00000113201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite 5693Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHaslach, Artenberg quarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000114358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      5693Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHaslach, Artenberg quarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Pfaff2009tbl06-05282276279±3Rb-Sr quartz   Quartz  5693Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyArtenberg, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 


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