Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Hilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach Valley, Schiltach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 5696
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5696.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach Valley, Schiltach, 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
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Sb Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenoliteAutuniteBaryteBismutiteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCopperCorundumCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumLöllingite
MarcasiteMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartzSkutteruditeSphalerite
StibniteTetrahedriteTourmalineVivianiteZircon

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Asbolane  (*)
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Langite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Metaheinrichite  (*)Mixite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Safflorite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Uraninite  (*)Walpurgite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)358.914503250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs358.91450379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O358.91450194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3358.91450231
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O358.91450143
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O358.91450150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)201145011547
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3358.91450214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi20114501966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S320114501935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)358.91450716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4358.914505516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.914501633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)358.9145027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2358.9145027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O358.914503531
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O358.91450566
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.914503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.914504165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.914502970
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2358.91450246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2358.914509617
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O358.914506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.9145014640
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O358.91450103
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O358.9145055
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O358.91450593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O358.91450149
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2358.914505674
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O358.9145019
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O358.91450168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)358.91450492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)358.914502349
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O358.91450105
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O358.9145099
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3358.91450733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3358.914501425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2358.9145039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201145061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS358.91450712
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs22011450317
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)358.914502705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.914506417
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs32011450531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201145021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.914501803
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2358.914502718
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O358.9145038
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3358.91450297
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O358.91450185


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000049Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000053Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


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_00000049201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Quartz, Safflorite, Skutterudite, Sphalerite 5696Hilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach Valley, Schiltach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, Hilfe Gottes im StammelbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000050358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age      5696Hilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach Valley, Schiltach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, Hilfe Gottes im StammelbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000053201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Fluorite 32326Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, HohbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000054358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32326Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchiltach, HohbergStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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