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Locality Name:
Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 313
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.26

mindat Locality ID: 34396
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-34396.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Farnwitte
Krunkelbach Valley Uranium Deposit
Rabenfelsen
Vorderdorf
Wannenbächle Quarry

Latitude: 47°50'19"N
Longitude: 8°2'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.838611111111,8.0488888888889
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Se Si Ti U W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCompreignaciteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumJohanniteKaoliniteKaňkiteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasite
Meta-autuniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSchoepiteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteSulphurTetrahedriteTopazWölsendorfite
ZippeiteZircon

116 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Arsenovanmeersscheite  (*)Arsenuranospathite  (*)
Arsenuranylite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassetite  (*)
Beidellite  (*)Bergenite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Billietite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Compreignacite  (*)Cookeite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Curite  (*)
Dewindtite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Heinrichite  (*)Heisenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)
Ianthinite  (*)Idaite  (*)Johannite  (*)Joliotite  (*)Kaňkite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)Langite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metaheinrichite  (*)Metakahlerite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metauranocircite-I  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nielsbohrite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Saléeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Selenium  (*)
Silver  (*)Soddyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Studtite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Umangite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranocircite-II  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Uranosilite  (*)Uranospathite  (*)
Uranospinite  (*)Uranotungstite  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)Vanmeersscheite  (*)Vyacheslavite  (*)
Weeksite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yarrowite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3130.261576782793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3130.261576818803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3130.26257678,576819052
Arsenovanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(AsO4)2(OH)6·4H2O2952951576782
Arsenuranospathite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F·20H2O29529515767814
Arsenuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa(UO2)4(AsO4)2(OH)4·6H2O2952951576787
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2952951576781272
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O3130.26357678,57679,57681150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3130.2615767811547
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1029529515767851
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O3130.2615767885
Bergenite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa2Ba4(UO2)9O6(PO4)6·16H2O2952951576789
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63130.26157681413
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O29529515767838
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3130.261576781966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43130.261576785516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63130.261576781633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O3130.26157678280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3130.2615767827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3130.261576785707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23130.2615767827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3130.26257678,576813531
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O3130.2615767870
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3130.26157678281
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O295295157678566
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O29529515767827
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)83130.26157678181
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3130.261576784165
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O29529515767858
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O29529515767851
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O29529515767882
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3130.261576781027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23130.261576789895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3130.261576812740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23130.26257678,576819617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3130.2615767824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3130.261576787437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3130.2615767830554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63130.26157678121
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3130.261576786890
Heinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O29529515767818
Heisenbergite  (*)Not in a structural group(UO2)(OH)2·H2O2952951576783
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33130.2615767814640
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O3130.2615767862
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O29529515767855
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O29529515767831
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS43130.26157678142
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O29529515767869
Joliotite  (*)Not in a structural group(UO2)(CO3)·2H2O2952951576783
Kaňkite  (*)KaňkiteFe3+(AsO4)·3.5H2O3130.2615767838
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43130.261576785591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O295295257678,57681198
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se63130.2615767863
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3130.26157678593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)3130.26157678581
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23130.26257678,57681762
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS43130.26157678198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23130.2615767812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23130.261576785674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O295295157678388
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O29529515767819
Metakahlerite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O29529515767818
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O295295157678443
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O295295257677,5767838
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O295295257678,57681182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl3130.261576811107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23130.2615768117380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se3130.26157678192
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs3130.26157678633
Nielsbohrite  (*)None(K,U,   )(UO2)3(AsO4)(OH)4·H2O2952951576781
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O3130.26157678471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3130.261576812994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3130.261576812349
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O295295257678,57681144
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O3130.26157681428
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O295295157678182
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)3130.26157681140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23130.2615767839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23130.261576783106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83130.261576789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23130.26257678,5768161156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs23130.26157678233
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)29529515767858
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23130.261576815614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs23130.26157678317
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1029529515767895
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3130.261576814894
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)629529515767894
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)63130.26157678134
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe3130.26157678143
Silver  (*)CopperAg3130.261576785186
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)229529515767844
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3130.2615767821482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S283130.2615767873
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O29529515767825
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133130.261576781803
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23130.261576821476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2952951576781059
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se23130.2615767871
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22952951576782718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O295295257677,5767889
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O295295257678,57681890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O29529515767894
Uranosilite  (*)None(UO2)Si7O152952951576782
Uranospathite  (*)None(Al,   )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O29529515767820
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O29529515768151
Uranotungstite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2W2O8(OH)2·H2O2952951576786
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O29529515767852
Vanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·4H2O2952951576788
Vyacheslavite  (*)NoneU4+(PO4)(OH)2952951576788
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O29529515767842
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O29529515767843
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)3130.26157681939
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S83130.2615767870
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O295295257678,57681185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4295295157678175


21 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
EJM21_817-00003300300300U-Pb pitchblende     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand depositPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-032-0014.84.84.8206Pb/238U u-mica1    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-033-001222206Pb/238U u-mica2    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-034-001444206Pb/238U u-mica3    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-035-0012.92.92.9206Pb/238U u-mica4    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-036-0012.72.72.7206Pb/238U u-mica5    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-037-0012.42.42.4206Pb/238U u-mica6    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-038-0013.93.93.9206Pb/238U u-mica7    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-039-0012.52.52.5206Pb/238U u-mica8    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-040-0014.94.94.9206Pb/238U u-mica9    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
EJM21_817-041-0013.93.93.9206Pb/238U u-mica10    34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Giersdorf_00000947295295295U-Pb uraniniteM-2  UraniniteUraniniteU34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000948295295295U-Pbformation agehighuraniniteM-2  UraniniteUraniniteU34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwandEikenberg et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4GCA57_1053Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Pfaff2009tbl06-01313307310±3U-Pb pitchblende     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-02310290300±10Xe-Xe pitchblende     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-04302288295±7U-Pb pitchblende     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-07288206247±41U-Pb pitchblende     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-30705864±6U-Pb pitchblende     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-31584250±8U-Pb pitchblende     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-322.11.31.7±0.4U-Pb u-mica     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 
Pfaff2009tbl06-330.340.260.3±0.04U-Pb u-mica     34396Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMenzenschwand, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140422Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R140422
R100008Krunkelbach Valley Uranium Deposit, Menzenschwand, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R100008

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