Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Simson Mine, Böckelsbach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 32263
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32263.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Simson Mine, Böckelsbach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, 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

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Arsenic	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcostibite	Copper	Fluorite	Gypsum	Löllingite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Skutterudite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

Annabergite ()*	Asbolane ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Calcite ()*
Emplectite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*
Pharmacolite ()*	Proustite ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Safflorite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*

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 As Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenic Baryte Calcite Chalcostibite Copper Fluorite Gypsum Löllingite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Perovskite Skutterudite Tetrahedrite Vivianite

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	5.3	445
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	201	66	143
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	201	145	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	201	145	1966
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	358.9	5.3	27770
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	201	145	246
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	201	66	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	250	201	9617
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	358.9	5.3	633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	201	66	176
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	358.9	5.3	105
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	201	66	733
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	201	145	233
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	201	145	317
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	358.9	5.3	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	201	66	5186
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	358.9	5.3	1803

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000035	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000037	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000039	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000041	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany

56 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000039	201	145	Jurassic		Mineralization Age	high			Yes	Bismuth, Bornite, Digenite, Quartz		32489	Moses Segen Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Moses Segen	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000040	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous		Host Rock Age				Yes			32489	Moses Segen Mine, Reinerzau District, Alpirsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Moses Segen	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
EJM21_817-00001	163	153	158±5	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-013-001	152	152		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-014-001	140	140		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-015-001	177	177		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-016-001	135	135		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-017-001	141	141		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-018-001	163	163		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-019-001	164	164		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-020-001	132	132		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-021-001	129	129		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817-022-001	159	159		206Pb/238U			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00037	152	152	152	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00038	140	140	140	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00039	177	177	177	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00040	135	135	135	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00041	141	141	141	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00042	163	163	163	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00043	164	164	164	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00044	132	132	132	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00045	129	129	129	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00046	159	159	159	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00047	152	152	152	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00048	141	141	141	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00049	176	176	176	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00050	136	136	136	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00051	142	142	142	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00052	163	163	163	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00053	164	164	164	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00054	133	133	133	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00055	131	131	131	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00056	159	159	159	U-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00057	164	164	164	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00058	154	154	154	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00059	160	160	160	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00060	163	163	163	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00061	158	158	158	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00062	159	159	159	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00063	160	160	160	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00064	157	157	157	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00065	156	156	156	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00066	160	160	160	Pb-Pb			pitchblende	1	Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Kristen002290	250	201	250-201		age of mineralization				Yes	Fluorite, Quartz	U, Bi	13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen Mining Area	Staude et al. (2012)	10.1007/s00126-011-0365-4	MD47_251
Kristen002291	201	66	201-66		age of mineralization				Yes		Ag, Co	13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen Mining Area	Staude et al. (2012)	10.1007/s00126-011-0365-4	MD47_251
Kristen002292	23	5.3	23-5.3		age of mineralization				Yes	Aikinite, Anilite, Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Djurleite, Emplectite, Galena, Sphalerite, Wittichenite	Bi	13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen Mining Area	Staude et al. (2012)	10.1007/s00126-011-0365-4	MD47_251
MD35_190-00001	253	235	244±9	Xe-Xe			pitchblende		Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany		Meshik et al. (2000)	10.1007/s001260050015	MD35_190
Pfaff2009tbl06-08	253	235	244±9	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-11	240	230	235±5	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-18	163	153	158±5	U-Pb			pitchblende		Yes			13883	Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Giersdorf_00000041	201	145	Jurassic		Mineralization Age	high			Yes	Baryte, Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite		16922	Neuglück Mine, Böckelsbach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Neuglück	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000042	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous		Host Rock Age				Yes			16922	Neuglück Mine, Böckelsbach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Neuglück	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000035	201	145	Jurassic		Mineralization Age	high			Yes	Baryte, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Cobaltite, Emplectite, Hematite, Rammelsbergite, Safflorite, Skutterudite		1784	Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Sophia	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000036	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous		Host Rock Age				Yes			1784	Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Sophia	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000037	201	145	Jurassic		Mineralization Age	high			Yes	Baryte, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Digenite, Emplectite		4431	Schmiedestollen Dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Schmiedestollen dump	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000038	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous		Host Rock Age				Yes			4431	Schmiedestollen Dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Wittichen, Schmiedestollen dump	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309

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