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Locality Name:
Welschbollenbach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 33299
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33299.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Welschbollenbach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Baberast District

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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteCalciteChalcopyrite
CopperCorundumDiasporeGypsumLillianiteMarcasiteMixiteNonePolybasitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStarkeyiteTetrahedriteVivianite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cuboargyrite  (*)
Dyscrasite  (*)Fizélyite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S298.9251.91574372793
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O358.9251.915743690
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS298.9251.9257436,574379052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.9251.915743611547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4358.9251.9157436343
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6358.9251.9157436413
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9251.915743627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.9251.91574364979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2298.9251.915743627198
Cuboargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgSbS2358.9251.9257436,574371
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)358.9251.9157436180
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48358.9251.915743654
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12358.9251.9157436663
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.9251.91574367437
Gold  (*)CopperAu358.9251.915743630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.9251.91574366890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.9251.915743614640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6358.9251.91574382228
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.9251.91574365674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2358.9251.9157436300
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.9251.91574361107
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9251.9157436124
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]358.9251.9157436716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3298.9251.91574381425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298.9251.915743739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9251.9257436,5743761156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O358.9251.9157436293
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.9251.91574365186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.9251.915743621482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4358.9251.9157436586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.9251.91574365317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O358.9251.9157436433


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_00000145298.9251.9Permian Mineralization Agehigh    Acanthite, Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Quartz 32433Baberast District, Welschbollenbach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHaslach, BaberastStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000146358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32433Baberast District, Welschbollenbach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHaslach, BaberastStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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