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Locality Name:
Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110

mindat Locality ID: 32350
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32350.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Eisenbach
Falkau
Fehren
Friedenweiler
Hammereisenbach
Langenbach Valley
Lenzkirch
Titisee Glacier

Latitude: 47°58'15"N
Longitude: 8°18'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.970833333333,8.3097222222222

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 Be C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeArsenicAutuniteBaryteBixbyiteBrauniteCalciteClinozoisiteCoronadite
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteLöllingiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosiderite
PrehniteQuartzRutileScheeliteSkutteruditeSpinelTitaniteTopazWollastonite

53 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Graphite  (*)Groutite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Heinrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Lautite  (*)Leucite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Metaheinrichite  (*)Metakahlerite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metauranocircite-I  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Opal  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranocircite-II  (*)Wollastonite  (*)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)1577218803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1577341627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2358.91451577272162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2581101577132734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22581101577173092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2581101577181036
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs358.9145157724379
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O358.9110257717,57724150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)258110257717,5772211547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2258110157717606
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3258110157714104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4358.91451577245516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)258110357716,57717,57718483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9110257717,5772727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21577225171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1577225707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O258110157717197
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2581101577181025
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16258110157714227
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16258248257715,57717599
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.9110357717,57722,577279617
Graphite  (*)NoneC358.91451577272812
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)358.9110257717,5772372
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4258110257716,57717350
Heinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O25811015771318
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.9110457717,57722,57727,5773314640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16358.9110257717,57725243
Lautite  (*)NoneCuAsS358.914515772432
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)157734233
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)258110157717770
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O358.914515772419
Metakahlerite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O358.914515772418
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O258110157717443
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O358.914515772638
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145157724182
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2581101577132994
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.9145257721,577271898
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22581101577173106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2258110357717,57722,5772761156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10258110157717312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22581101577185614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2358.9145157724317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)258110257717,577304894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O358.91451577241153
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3358.9145157724531
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)258110157717156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2581101577184899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2358.91451577271476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2581101577171059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2358.91451577242718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O25811015771789
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32581101577191247
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O358.9145157724185



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000063Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


8 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_817-00006150110150-110K-Ar       32532Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyEisenbach regionPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-06258248253±5K-Ar cryptomelane   Cryptomelane  32532Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyEisenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-24140120130±10K-Ar hollandite, braunite     32532Eisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyEisenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Giersdorf_00000063201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Lollingite, Pyrite, Quartz 32461Fischerhof, Hammereisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHammereisenbach, FischerhofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000064358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32461Fischerhof, Hammereisenbach, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHammereisenbach, FischerhofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000069358.9298.9Carboniferous Mineralization Agehigh    Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Emplectite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tetradymite 279101Langenbach Valley, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyNeuenweg-Heubronn, Stuhlskopf, LangenbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000070358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      279101Langenbach Valley, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyNeuenweg-Heubronn, Stuhlskopf, LangenbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Pfaff2009tbl06-22149141145±4U-Th/He hematite   Hematite  32290Lenzkirch, Titisee-Neustadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyLenzkirch-Mühlenbach, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 


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