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Locality Name:
Riggenbach Mine, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

mindat Locality ID: 32113
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32113.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Riggenbach Mine, Münstertal, 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: As Ba C Ca Cd Cu Fe H O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovellite
DevillineDiasporeLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSulphur
TetrahedriteWurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Hematite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)358.914502734
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6358.91450919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)201145011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6358.91450413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4298.9251.905516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6358.914501633
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)358.914504979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O358.91450925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S358.914505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu358.914503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS358.914504165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O358.914502970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS298.9145024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)358.914507437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS358.91450717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3358.9145014640
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2358.91450987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2358.9145012537
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9145061156
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O358.91450292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)358.914506417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS298.9145021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS358.914502045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13358.914501803


8 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_00000133201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite 32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, KnappengrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000134358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, KnappengrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000135201145Jurassic Mineralization Agehigh   YesBaryte, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Rammelsbergite, Sphalerite 32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, Knappengrund-GegentrumStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000136358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32114Knappengrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, Knappengrund-GegentrumStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000153298.9251.9Permian Mineralization Agehigh   YesArsenopyrite, Bornite, Digenite, Galena, Quartz 32120Wildsbach Mine, Hof, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, WildsbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000154358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32120Wildsbach Mine, Hof, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, WildsbachStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000155298.9251.9Permian Mineralization Agehigh   YesArsenopyrite, Berthierite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Stibnite 32110Münstergrund Mine, St Trudpert, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, MünstergrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000156358.9298.9Carboniferous Host Rock Age   Yes  32110Münstergrund Mine, St Trudpert, Münstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMünstertal, MünstergrundStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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