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Locality Name:
Granite Quarry (Schleifbach Quarry), Vorderdorf, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 313
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.26

mindat Locality ID: 32135
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32135.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Granite Quarry (Schleifbach Quarry), Vorderdorf, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, 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: Al As Ba Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteClayFeldsparFluoriteLöllingite
MicaNonePharmacosideriteQuartzRutileScheeliteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3130.2608803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3130.2609052
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O3130.260150
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63130.260413
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3130.2603531
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3130.2602740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23130.2609617
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O2952950198
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23130.260762
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2952950182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl3130.2601107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23130.26017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3130.2602994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3130.2602349
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2952950144
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O3130.260428
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)3130.260140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23130.26061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23130.2605614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3130.2604894
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2952950890
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O295295051
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)3130.260939
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2952950185


21 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
EJM21_817-00003300300300U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand depositPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-032-0014.84.84.8206Pb/238U u-mica1 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-033-001222206Pb/238U u-mica2 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-034-001444206Pb/238U u-mica3 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-035-0012.92.92.9206Pb/238U u-mica4 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-036-0012.72.72.7206Pb/238U u-mica5 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-037-0012.42.42.4206Pb/238U u-mica6 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-038-0013.93.93.9206Pb/238U u-mica7 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-039-0012.52.52.5206Pb/238U u-mica8 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-040-0014.94.94.9206Pb/238U u-mica9 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-041-0013.93.93.9206Pb/238U u-mica10 Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Giersdorf_00000947295295295U-Pb uraniniteM-2 YesUraniniteUraniniteU34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000948295295295U-Pbformation agehighuraniniteM-2 YesUraniniteUraniniteU34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Pfaff2009tbl06-01313307310±3U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-02310290300±10Xe-Xe pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-04302288295±7U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-07288206247±41U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-30705864±6U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-31584250±8U-Pb pitchblende  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-322.11.31.7±0.4U-Pb u-mica  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-330.340.260.3±0.04U-Pb u-mica  Yes  34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

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