Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Leopold Mine, Bad Rippoldsau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32335
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32335.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leopold Mine, Bad Rippoldsau, 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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H O Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H O Pb S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCovelliteFluoriteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group
QuartzRocksaltSulphur

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Malachite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.914505509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9145011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4358.914505516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9145027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S358.914505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.914503531
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.914503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.914504165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.914502970
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.914509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201145024243
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145012537
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201145061156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.914502045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO358.914501101


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000061Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


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_00000061201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesAikinite, Arsenopyrite, Benjaminite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Miharaite, Quartz, Wittichenite 32334Daniel Im Dehs Mine, Bad Rippoldsau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBad Rippoldsau, Daniel im DehsStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000062358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32334Daniel Im Dehs Mine, Bad Rippoldsau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBad Rippoldsau, Daniel im DehsStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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