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Locality Name:
Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 42205
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42205.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Hornbühl
Suggental

Latitude: 48°4'32"N
Longitude: 7°55'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.075555555556,7.925
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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe Ge H K O Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteArgyroditeArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteBrochantiteClayCopperCovellite
DigeniteGypsumLinariteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteVivianiteXanthoconite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Berthierite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Linarite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Metastibnite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.90257351,573522734
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS6358.9251.915735162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS298.9251.91573519052
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb2358.9251.915735173
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2358.901573525509
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2358.90157352172
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4358.9251.9157351343
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.901573521633
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl358.9251.91573511382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.901573524165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.901573522970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S358.901573521027
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12358.9251.9157351663
Gold  (*)CopperAu358.9251.915735130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC358.9251.91573512812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.9251.91573516890
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14358.9251.9157351784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6358.90257351,573522228
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.90157352987
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2298.9251.91573515674
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3358.9251.915735187
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2358.9251.9157351300
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl358.901573521107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2358.9015735217380
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.90157352124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O358.9251.9157351428
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.9251.91573511425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298.9251.915735139462
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS3358.9251.915735184
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9251.915735161156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)358.901573524894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O358.901573521153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6358.90157352134
Silver  (*)CopperAg358.901573525186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS358.9015735221482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)358.9251.9157351446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3298.9251.91573513418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.90257351,573522045
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4358.9251.915735166
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3358.9251.9157351369


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_00000149298.9251.9Permian Mineralization Agehigh    Acanthite, Arsenopyrite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stibnite 32305Hornbühl, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWaldkirch, HornbühlStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000150358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32305Hornbühl, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWaldkirch, HornbühlStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000081660Cenozoic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz 32428Suggental, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWaldkirch, Erich im SuggentalStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000082358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      32428Suggental, Waldkirch, Elz Valley, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWaldkirch, Erich im SuggentalStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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