Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Hohenstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 363
Youngest recorded age at locality: 330.8

mindat Locality ID: 31924
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31924.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hohenstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Point 10.0
Point 10.1
Point 11.0
Point 12.0
Point 12.1
Point 13.0
Point 14.0
Point 15.0
Point 15.1
Point 16.0
Point 16.1
Point 17.0

Latitude: 49°42'24"N
Longitude: 8°43'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.706666666667,8.7236111111111
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H I K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ca Cu Fe H O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosiderite
AtelestiteBaryteBismutiteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcophyllite
ChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChenevixiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeDigenite
EnargiteFornaciteGypsumLazuliteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMedenbachiteMixiteMolybdenite
NatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteVivianiteWurtzite

101 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Atelestite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)Clinobisvanite  (*)
Clinoclase  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dussertite  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hentschelite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Medenbachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Mrázekite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Petitjeanite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Phosphogartrellite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pucherite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Reichenbachite  (*)Richelsdorfite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)
Tsumcorite  (*)Tsumebite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S363330.802793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)363330.8359392,59393,593962734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4363330.8159396246
Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2(Fe3+,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)363330.815939224
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O363330.8159396194
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)363330.815939447
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2363330.8759387,59388,59389,59392,59394,59396,593975509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O363330.8459389,59392,59396,59397150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)363330.8459391,59392,59394,5939611547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2363330.8459392,59394,59396,59397172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6363330.8659389,59391,59392,59394,59396,59397413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7363330.8159396450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi363330.81593921966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3363330.81593961935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)363330.8659389,59391,59392,59393,59394,59396716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4363330.805516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6363330.8359390,59392,593961633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)363330.815939627770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6363330.8159392359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2363330.8459391,59392,59396,59397178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)363330.8859386,59387,59390,59392,59393,59394,59395,593964979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O363330.8159396925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S363330.8459387,59394,59395,593965707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O363330.8159396194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2363330.8759387,59389,59392,59394,59395,59396,5939727198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2363330.8259396,5939790
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl363330.81593961382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O363330.8259387,593923531
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O363330.815939270
Clinobisvanite  (*)NoneBi(VO4)363330.8359389,59392,5939636
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3363330.8159396127
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)363330.8159396363
Copper  (*)CopperCu363330.8359387,59392,593963846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6363330.80151
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4363330.8159396109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4363330.8359392,59396,59397175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS363330.8559386,59392,59393,59395,593964165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O363330.8559387,59392,59394,59395,593962970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)363330.8159396378
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O363330.8159387366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S363330.81593961027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16363330.8159396300
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)363330.8559391,59392,59394,59396,59397220
Dussertite  (*)AluniteBaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6363330.815939633
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2363330.8259389,59394246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4363330.8159396910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O363330.8159387814
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)363330.815939685
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS363330.8859386,59387,59388,59392,59393,59394,59395,5939624243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O363330.8359392,59396,5939741
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)363330.8759389,59391,59392,59393,59394,59396,593977437
Gold  (*)CopperAu363330.815939630554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3363330.8259396,5939714640
Hentschelite  (*)LazuliteCuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2363330.8359392,59394,5939620
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6363330.815939682
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH363330.8159396367
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI363330.8159396180
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6363330.8259392,5939441
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O363330.8159387593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2363330.8159392265
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)363330.8259396,59397581
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)363330.8159396234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2363330.8559386,59390,59392,59393,59396987
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4363330.8259389,59396198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2363330.81059386,59387,59388,59389,59390,59391,59392,59394,59395,5939612537
Medenbachite  (*)MedenbachiteBi2Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)2O(OH)3363330.81593925
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl363330.8259392,593961107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O363330.8459389,59391,59392,59396168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2363330.81593875800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)363330.8459388,59391,59392,59396362
Mrázekite  (*)NoneBi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2·2H2O363330.8259394,5939611
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)363330.8459389,59392,59396,59397492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O363330.81593962994
Petitjeanite  (*)NoneBi3O(PO4)2(OH)363330.815939215
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O363330.8159396428
Phosphogartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)2363330.8259392,593944
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)363330.8159396140
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6363330.8359392,59394,59396170
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)363330.8259392,5939653
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4363330.8359392,59394,59396369
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)363330.8359392,59394,5939653
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2363330.8259387,5939639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2363330.81593963106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl363330.81059386,59387,59388,59391,59392,59393,59394,59395,59396,593971725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2363330.81259386,59387,59388,59389,59390,59391,59392,59393,59394,59395,59396,5939761156
Reichenbachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4363330.8359392,59394,5939626
Richelsdorfite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O363330.815939657
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2363330.81593965614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O363330.8259396,593971153
Silver  (*)CopperAg363330.8359387,59392,593965186
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O363330.815939690
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13363330.8559389,59392,59394,59396,593971803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO363330.8259392,593961101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O363330.804899
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4363330.815939666
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O363330.8029
Tsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)363330.815939232
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl363330.8159396605
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)363330.8659386,59391,59392,59394,59396,5939763
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3363330.8259389,59394297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4363330.8259392,593961655


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000964The Odenwald Granitoid Complex is a Variscan I-type granitoid that formed during subduction of the Rheic ocean and the collission of Avalonia and Armorica about 365 and 330 m.y.a.
Giersdorf_00000984The Böllstein Odenwald is a unit found as part of the Odenwald Granodiorite Complex and is a garnet-bearing orthogneiss


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_00000964334330.8332.4±1.6U-Pb    Yes  1850Odenwald, Hesse, GermanyOdenwald Granitoid ComplexSiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187U-Pb Zircon age for the Odenwald Granitoid
Giersdorf_00000984363351357±6Lu-HfAge is part of the Part I of the Variscan Orogenic Event   Yes  1850Odenwald, Hesse, GermanyBöllstein OdenwaldSiebel et al. (2012)10.1007/s00710-012-0200-3MP105_187Age is indicative of a high-pressure facies event in the footwall of the unit

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