Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Silbergrube, Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 5669
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5669.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Silbergrube, Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Andalusite	Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Bismutite	Chalcostibite	Corundum	None	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beyerite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Galena ()*
Hematite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Zeunerite ()*

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: As Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb S Sb Si U

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb S Sb Si U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Aragonite Autunite Baryte Bismutite Chalcostibite Corundum None Pharmacosiderite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Stibnite Tetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	252	5	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	5	11547
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂	252	5	96
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	252	5	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	252	5	716
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	252	5	4979
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	252	5	2600
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	252	5	175
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	23	5	246
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	252	5	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	252	5	14640
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	5	182
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	252	5	492
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	252	5	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252	5	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	252	5	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	5	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	252	5	712
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	252	5	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	252	5	5317
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	252	5	185

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000027	Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Giersdorf_00000027	23	5	Miocene		Mineralization Age	high				Yes		Baryte, Emplectite, Quartz		280746	Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Baden-Baden, Kälbelberg	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
	Giersdorf_00000028	252	237	Lower Triassic		Host Rock Age					Yes				280746	Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Baden-Baden, Kälbelberg	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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