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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 243
Youngest recorded age at locality: 229

mindat Locality ID: 33959
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33959.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Schönau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Aitern
Neuenweg
Schönenberg
Sengalenkopf

Latitude: 47°48'1"N
Longitude: 7°58'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.800277777778,7.9741666666667

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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H La Mo Nd O P Pb S Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousApatiteAragoniteAutuniteBaryteCorundumFluoriteMalachiteMinium
MixiteNoneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSulphur

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Elyite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Opal  (*)
Phosphohedyphane  (*)Plumboagardite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O157652470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1576472734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)243229257649,5765111547
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)257647,576514979
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1576463531
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O15764685
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2243229457646,57647,57649,576519617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15765124243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O324322915764914640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2157646201
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)215765112537
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O157652182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1576461107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4157646247
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1576522994
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl24322915764871
Plumboagardite  (*)Mixite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O1576467
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2243229357646,57649,5765161156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1576472045
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41576471655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O157652185



1 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
Pfaff2009tbl06-10243229236±7U-Th/He hematite   Hematite  32554Nonnenmattweiher, Neuenweg, Schönau, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyNonnenmattweiher, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 


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