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Locality Name:
Hornbühl, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 251.9

mindat Locality ID: 32305
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32305.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hornbühl, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, 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 As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe Ge H K O Pb S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe Ge H K O Pb S Sb Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArgyroditeArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteCopperGypsumMarcasiteNonePharmacosiderite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteXanthoconite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Berthierite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.9251.902734
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS6358.9251.9062
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS298.9251.909052
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb2358.9251.9073
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4358.9251.90343
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl358.9251.901382
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12358.9251.90663
Gold  (*)CopperAu358.9251.9030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC358.9251.902812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.9251.906890
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14358.9251.90784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6358.9251.902228
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2298.9251.905674
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3358.9251.9087
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2358.9251.90300
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O358.9251.90428
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.9251.901425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298.9251.9039462
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS3358.9251.9084
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9251.9061156
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)358.9251.90446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3298.9251.903418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.9251.902045
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4358.9251.9066
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3358.9251.90369


2 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_00000149298.9251.9Permian Mineralization Agehigh    Acanthite, Arsenopyrite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stibnite 32305Hornbühl, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWaldkirch, HornbühlStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000150358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32305Hornbühl, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWaldkirch, HornbühlStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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