Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Schiltach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 33233
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33233.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schiltach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Erdlinsbach Valley
Reichenbächle
Schöngrund
Stammelbach Valley
Winterhalde

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 Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAndalusiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenoliteAutuniteBaryteBismutite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCopperCorundumCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteGypsum
LöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartz
SkutteruditeSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteTourmalineVivianiteZircon

55 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)
Asbolane  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Langite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metaheinrichite  (*)Mixite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Uraninite  (*)Walpurgite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.9145357634,57636,576412793
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.9145257640,576433250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs358.9145157640379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O358.9145157640194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3358.9145157640231
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O358.9145157640143
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O358.9145157640150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)20114515764011547
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3358.9145157640214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2011451576401966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32011451576401935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358.9145157640716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4358.91451576405516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.91451576401633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.914515764027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S358.91451576435707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2358.914515764027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.91451576403531
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O358.9145157640566
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.91451576403846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.9145257640,576434165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.91451576402970
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2358.9145257640,57643246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145157640814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.91451576409617
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.91451576406890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.914515764014640
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145157640103
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O358.914515764055
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.9145157640593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O358.9145157640149
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.914515764312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.91451576405674
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O358.914515764019
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O358.9145157640168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)358.9145157640492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)358.91451576402349
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O358.9145157640105
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O358.914515764099
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.9145357634,57640,57641733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.91451576401425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2358.914515764039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220114515764061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS358.9145157640712
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2201145157640317
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)358.91451576402705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.91451576406417
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.9145257636,576415186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3201145157640531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20114515764021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.91451576401803
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2358.91451576402718
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O358.914515764038
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3358.9145257638,57640297
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O358.9145157640185


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000049Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000053Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


4 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_00000049201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Quartz, Safflorite, Skutterudite, Sphalerite 5696Hilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach Valley, Schiltach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, Hilfe Gottes im StammelbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000050358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      5696Hilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach Valley, Schiltach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, Hilfe Gottes im StammelbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000053201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Fluorite 32326Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, HohbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000054358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32326Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, HohbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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