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Locality Name:
Königswart Mine (Johann-Friedrich Mine), Schönegründ, Baiersbronn, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 5672
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5672.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Königswart Mine (Johann-Friedrich Mine), Schönegründ, Baiersbronn, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°34'31"N
Longitude: 8°24'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.575277777778,8.4008333333333
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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg O S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg O S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteAtelestiteBismutiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCopperCovelliteMalachiteMixite
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzTetrahedrite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Atelestite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Copper  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Eulytine  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mixite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)2525047
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2252505509
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)22525096
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)25250716
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S252505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2235027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O252503531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS252502600
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)325250127
Copper  (*)CopperCu252503846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)425250175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS252504165
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS225250246
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)32525072
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22525012537
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O25250168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)25250492
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O25250105
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22525061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg252505186
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13252501803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13252505317
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2525095


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000019Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


2 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_00000019235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite 5672Königswart Mine (Johann-Friedrich Mine), Schönegründ, Baiersbronn, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBaiersbronn, KönigswartStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000020252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      5672Königswart Mine (Johann-Friedrich Mine), Schönegründ, Baiersbronn, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBaiersbronn, KönigswartStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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