Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ludwig Mine, Sankt Ludwig Vein, Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 338
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 13281
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13281.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ludwig Mine, Sankt Ludwig Vein, Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France": 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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite

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: C Ca Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Malachite None Not in a structural group Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Galena ()*
Malachite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	338	270	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	338	270	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	338	270	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	338	270	2970
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	338	270	24243
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	338	270	12537
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	338	270	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	338	270	21482
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	338	270	1655

1 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
	Kristen002428	338	270	Neo/Late-Variscan age		mineralization					Yes			Cu, Ag, As, Pb, Zn	1673	Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France	Sainte Marie-aux-Mines	Hafeznia et al. (2012)		GRA14_2012

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