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Locality Name:
Münstergrund Mine, St Trudpert, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32110
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32110.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Münstergrund Mine, St Trudpert, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteChalcopyriteClayGypsumHalotrichiteKaolinite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaNonePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteVivianiteZinkenite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fülöppite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.9251.902793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.9251.902734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2358.9251.903092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.9251.903250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS298.9251.909052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9251.9011547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4298.9251.90343
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.9251.90450
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2358.9251.9027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.9251.909895
Fülöppite  (*)NonePb3Sb8S15358.9251.9055
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS358.9251.9024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.9251.906890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O358.9251.90409
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14358.9251.90784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4358.9251.905591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9251.9012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2298.9251.905674
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3358.9251.9087
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2358.9251.90300
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.9251.9017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O358.9251.90471
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9251.90124
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17358.9251.90100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298.9251.9039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9251.9061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS298.9251.9021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)358.9251.90446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3298.9251.903418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.9251.902045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.9251.905317
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3358.9251.90369
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O358.9251.90636
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42358.9251.90228


8 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_00000133201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite 32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, KnappengrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000134358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, KnappengrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000135201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Rammelsbergite, Sphalerite 32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, Knappengrund-GegentrumStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000136358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, Knappengrund-GegentrumStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000153298.9251.9Permian Mineralization Agehigh   YesArsenopyrite, Bornite, Digenite, Galena, Quartz 32120Wildsbach Mine, Hof, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, WildsbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000154358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32120Wildsbach Mine, Hof, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, WildsbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000155298.9251.9Permian Mineralization Agehigh    Arsenopyrite, Berthierite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Stibnite 32110Münstergrund Mine, St Trudpert, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, MünstergrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000156358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32110Münstergrund Mine, St Trudpert, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, MünstergrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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