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Locality Name:
Maus Mine, Silberberg, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32132
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32132.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maus Mine, Silberberg, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°49'44"N
Longitude: 7°58'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.828888888889,7.9794444444444

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 Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteFluoriteLöllingiteMalachite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedriteVivianite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.914502734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2358.914503092
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs358.91450379
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6358.91450919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.914505509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)201145011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9145027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.914504979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.914503531
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.914509895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220114509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201145024243
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O358.914501689
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145012537
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.91450733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.914501725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201145061156
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2358.91450317
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.9145021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.914501803



4 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_00000123201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz 32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000124358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000125201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesChalcopyrite, Galena, Matildite, Pyrite, Quartz 188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000126358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 


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