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Locality Name:
Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 5693
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5693.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°17'34"N
Longitude: 8°3'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.292777777778,8.0594444444444

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bastnäsite
Beryl	Bournonite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite
Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite
Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Wollastonite	Zinkenite	Zircon

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bastnäsite
Beryl Bournonite Brookite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite
Corundum Diaspore Epidote Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite
Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite
Pyrochlore Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Titanite Wollastonite Zinkenite Zircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*
Antimony ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Babingtonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Beryl ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Coffinite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Datolite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fülöppite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Plagionite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Semseyite ()*
Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Thaumasite ()*	Titanite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zinkenite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	358.9	145	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	358.9	145	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	358.9	145	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	358.9	145	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	358.9	145	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	358.9	145	363
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	358.9	145	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	358.9	145	3250
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	358.9	145	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	358.9	145	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	358.9	145	5509
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)	358.9	145	161
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	358.9	145	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	358.9	145	304
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	358.9	145	4286
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	358.9	145	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	358.9	145	1089
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	358.9	145	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	201	145	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	358.9	145	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	358.9	145	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201	145	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	358.9	145	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	358.9	145	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	358.9	145	1025
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	358.9	145	566
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	358.9	145	382
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	358.9	145	175
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	358.9	145	498
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	358.9	145	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	358.9	145	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	358.9	145	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	358.9	145	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	358.9	145	9617
Fülöppite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅	358.9	145	55
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201	145	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	358.9	145	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	358.9	145	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	358.9	145	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	358.9	145	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	358.9	145	14640
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	358.9	145	581
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	358.9	145	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	358.9	145	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	358.9	145	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	358.9	145	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	358.9	145	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	358.9	145	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	358.9	145	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	358.9	145	2349
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	358.9	145	100
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	358.9	145	1898
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	358.9	145	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	358.9	145	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201	145	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	358.9	145	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	282	276	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	358.9	145	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	358.9	145	4894
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	358.9	145	165
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	358.9	145	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	358.9	145	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	358.9	145	1516
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	358.9	145	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201	145	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	358.9	145	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	358.9	145	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	358.9	145	2045
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	358.9	145	232
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	358.9	145	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	358.9	145	183
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	358.9	145	4899
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	358.9	145	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	358.9	145	1655
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	358.9	145	228
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	358.9	145	5251

3 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	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000113	201	145	Jurassic		Mineralization Age	high			Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite	5693	Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Haslach, Artenberg quarry	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000114	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous		Host Rock Age					5693	Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Haslach, Artenberg quarry	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Pfaff2009tbl06-05	282	276	279±3	Rb-Sr			quartz	Quartz		5693	Artenberg Quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Artenberg, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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