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Locality Name:
Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32570
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32570.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Baumhalde Mine
Bernau
Brandenberg Mine
Fahl
Geschwend
Lisbühl
Muggenbrunn
Silberberg
St Wilhelm

Latitude: 47°51'10"N
Longitude: 7°58'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.852777777778,7.9730555555556
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 Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyrite
BaryteBastnäsiteBismutiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClay
CopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeDigeniteFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaolinite
LöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePrehnite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStibniteStilpnomelane
SulphurTetrahedriteVivianiteWurtzite

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gartrellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Safflorite  (*)Schultenite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Swinefordite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)358.9145157754254
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3358.91451577461534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.9145557742,57751,57754,57757,577582734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2358.9145557750,57751,57754,57757,577583092
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs358.9145357750,57757,57758379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O358.9145157754194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS358.9145257751,577549052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6358.9145457750,57751,57757,57758919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.9145257757,577585509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O358.9145257742,57754150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9145857742,57747,57750,57751,57754,57757,57758,5776011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F358.9145157742304
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2358.9145257754,57760172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6358.9145257742,57760413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.9145257742,57760450
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3358.91451577541935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358.9145157742716
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.9145257742,577541633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9145657750,57751,57753,57754,57757,5775827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6358.9298.9157760359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2358.9145157754178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.9145857742,57750,57751,57753,57754,57757,57758,577604979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S358.91451577425707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O358.9145157754194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2358.9145957742,57747,57750,57751,57753,57754,57757,57758,5776027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.9145857742,57746,57747,57750,57754,57757,57758,577603531
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.91451577423846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.9145357742,57754,577604165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.91451577422970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)358.9298.9157760378
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S358.9298.91577601027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.9145557750,57751,57754,57757,577589895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145357754,57758,57760814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.9145957742,57747,57750,57751,57753,57754,57757,57758,577609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS358.9145957742,57747,57750,57751,57753,57754,57757,57758,5776024243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O358.914515775441
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.9145257754,577607437
Graphite  (*)NoneC358.91451577542812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS358.9145257751,57754717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3358.91451577461544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.91451577426890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.914515775414640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O358.9145457750,57751,57757,577581689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2358.9145257742,57754201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6358.91451577422228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4358.91451577545591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.9145157742593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2358.9145157742265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.9145357742,57754,57760987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145757742,57747,57750,57751,57757,57758,5776012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2201145257753,577545674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.9145257754,577601107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.914515775117380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)358.9145157754492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O358.91451577542994
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.91451577441898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.9145257757,57758733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.91451577511425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145557742,57750,57754,57757,5775839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl358.9145757742,57747,57751,57754,57757,57758,577601725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2358.9145857742,57747,57750,57751,57754,57757,57758,5776061156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O358.914515774266
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2358.9145357750,57757,57758317
Schultenite  (*)NonePb(AsO3OH)358.914515775430
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O358.91451577541153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6358.9145257754,57760134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.9145457751,57753,57754,577606417
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.91451577515186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)358.91451577542473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.9145857742,57750,57751,57753,57754,57757,57758,5776021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O358.9145157749456
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.9145357742,57754,577602045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2358.9145257742,5775499
Swinefordite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.2(Li,Al,Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2·nH2O358.91451577425
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.9145457750,57757,57758,577601803
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2358.91451577562562
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.914515774295
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4358.9145257742,577541655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O358.914515775484
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)358.914515775460


5 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_00000123201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz 32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000124358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32300Baumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, BaumhaldegangStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000125201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Chalcopyrite, Galena, Matildite, Pyrite, Quartz 188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000126358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      188686Hof, Bernau, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyTodtnau, Bernau-HofStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000118358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32136Katzensteig, St Wilhelm, Todtnau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySt. Wilhelm, KatzensteigStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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