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Locality Name:
Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 387
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110

mindat Locality ID: 33314
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33314.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Frohnbach Brook Alluvials
Wenzel Mine

Latitude: 48°19'11"N
Longitude: 8°12'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.319722222222,8.2055555555556

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 Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeFluoriteGypsum
LöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePerovskite
PolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphur
TetrahedriteVivianiteXanthoconite

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Connellite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valentinite  (*)Weddellite  (*)
Wüstite  (*)Yukonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S358.91451578342793
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)358.914515783469
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2358.91451578342162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.91451578342734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145157834445
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb358.9145157834363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.91451578343250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS358.91451578349052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)358.914515783411547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7358.9145157834450
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3358.91451578341935
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb358.9145157834175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.91451578341633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20114515783427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.91451578344979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220114515783427198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8358.9145157834577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl358.91451578341382
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O358.9145157834295
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.91451578344165
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O358.9145157834366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2358.91451578349895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)358.9145157834180
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145157834814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.91451578349617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20114515783424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.91451578347437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.91451578346890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.914515783414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33871101578335433
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.9145157834987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2358.9145157834762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O438711015783314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.914515783412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.91451578345674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS358.91451578341066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.91451578341107
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs358.9145157834633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3358.9145157834176
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS358.9145157834767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145157834124
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)358.9145157834140
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17358.9145157834100
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]358.9145157834716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.91451578341425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2358.914515783439462
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS3358.914515783484
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2358.914515783461156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2358.9145157834233
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2358.9145157834317
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.91451578346417
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.91451578345186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3358.9145157834531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20114515783421482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4358.9145157834586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3358.91451578343418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.91451578342045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13358.91451578345317
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3358.9145157834369
Weddellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·2H2O358.914515783432
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO38711015783374
Yukonite  (*)NoneCa2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O358.914515783429



39 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_00000095201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite 1781Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOberwolfach, Wenzel depositStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000096358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      1781Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOberwolfach, Wenzel depositStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
EJM21_817tbl02-00001150110 Rb-Sr    YesBaryte, Fluorite 1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00002182182182U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00003198198198U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00004176176176U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00005169169169U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00006161161161U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00007185185185U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00008179179179U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00009174174174U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00010176176176U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00011184184184U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00012170170170U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00013174174174U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00014186186186U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00015213213213U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00016175175175U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00017176176176U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00018138138138U-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00019183183183U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00020179179179U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00021188188188U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00022175175175U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00023186186186U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00024170170170U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00025177177177U-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00026250250250Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00027387387387Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00028163163163Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00029265265265Pb-Pb ferberite1 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00030152152152Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00031183183183Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00032379379379Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00033174174174Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00034206206206Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00035161161161Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817tbl02-00036209209209Pb-Pb ferberite2 YesFerberite  1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyClara minePfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-13196170183±13(U-Th)/He hematite  YesHematite  32326Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHohberg, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 


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