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Locality Name:
Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 247
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 32245
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32245.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Rollenberg Railway Tunnel

Latitude: 49°8'49"N
Longitude: 8°37'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.146944444444,8.6202777777778
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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeCorundumDiaspore
GypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedrite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)224701579163092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)24701579163250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)224701579155509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)660257915,5791611547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2470257915,5791627770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)24701579151252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)24701579154979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS266015791527198
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O162470157915227
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)224701579159895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS247015791524243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)32470157916504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)24701579157437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2470257915,579166890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3247015791614640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)624701579162228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)424701579155591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22470157915987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2247015791512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS224701579165674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2470157916915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl24701579151107
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S32470157916511
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS266015791639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2247015791561156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2470157916712
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O102470157915312
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)24701579166417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)24701579152473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS247015791621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S324701579153418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1324701579155317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O2470157915433


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000009Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000011Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


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_00000009660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh    Pyrite 32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000010247237Middle Triassic Host Rock Age      32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000011660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite 32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, UntergrombachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000012247237Middle Triassic Host Rock Age      32245Bruchsal, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBruchsal, UntergrombachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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