Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 387
Youngest recorded age at locality: 110

mindat Locality ID: 1781
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1781.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°19'11"N
Longitude: 8°12'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.319722222222,8.2055555555556

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Fluorite	Gypsum
Löllingite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Perovskite
Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Vivianite	Xanthoconite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Fluorite Gypsum
Löllingite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Oxalate Perovskite
Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Skutterudite Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Vivianite Xanthoconite

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Allargentum ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Breithauptite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Connellite ()*	Covellite ()*
Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Linarite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parasymplesite ()*	Pitticite ()*
Plagionite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Safflorite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Valentinite ()*	Weddellite ()*	Yukonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	358.9	145	2793
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	358.9	145	69
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	358.9	145	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	358.9	145	2734
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	145	445
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	358.9	145	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	358.9	145	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	358.9	145	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	358.9	145	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	358.9	145	450
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	358.9	145	1935
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	358.9	145	175
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	358.9	145	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	201	145	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	358.9	145	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201	145	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	358.9	145	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	358.9	145	1382
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	358.9	145	295
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	358.9	145	4165
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	358.9	145	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	358.9	145	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	358.9	145	180
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	145	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	358.9	145	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201	145	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	358.9	145	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	358.9	145	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	358.9	145	14640
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	358.9	145	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	358.9	145	762
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	358.9	145	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	358.9	145	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	358.9	145	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	358.9	145	1107
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	358.9	145	633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	358.9	145	176
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	358.9	145	767
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	358.9	145	124
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	358.9	145	140
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	358.9	145	100
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	358.9	145	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	358.9	145	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	358.9	145	39462
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	358.9	145	84
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	358.9	145	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	358.9	145	233
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	358.9	145	317
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	358.9	145	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	358.9	145	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	358.9	145	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201	145	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	358.9	145	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	358.9	145	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	358.9	145	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	358.9	145	5317
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	358.9	145	369
Weddellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	358.9	145	32
Yukonite ()*	None	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	358.9	145	29

39 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	Age from other Locality	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_00000096	358.9	298.9	Carboniferous		Host Rock Age							1781	Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Oberwolfach, Wenzel deposit	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
Giersdorf_00000095	201	145	Jurassic		Mineralization Age	high					Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite	1781	Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Oberwolfach, Wenzel deposit	Staude et. al (2010)	10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312	MM74_309
EJM21_817tbl02-00021	188	188	188	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00002	182	182	182	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00022	175	175	175	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00023	186	186	186	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00024	170	170	170	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00025	177	177	177	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00026	250	250	250	Pb-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00027	387	387	387	Pb-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00028	163	163	163	Pb-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00029	265	265	265	Pb-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00030	152	152	152	Pb-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00031	183	183	183	Pb-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00032	379	379	379	Pb-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00033	174	174	174	Pb-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00034	206	206	206	Pb-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00035	161	161	161	Pb-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00036	209	209	209	Pb-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00019	183	183	183	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00001	150	110		Rb-Sr					Yes		Baryte, Fluorite	1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00003	198	198	198	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00004	176	176	176	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00005	169	169	169	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00006	161	161	161	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00007	185	185	185	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00008	179	179	179	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00009	174	174	174	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00010	176	176	176	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00011	184	184	184	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00012	170	170	170	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00013	174	174	174	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00014	186	186	186	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00015	213	213	213	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00016	175	175	175	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00017	176	176	176	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00018	138	138	138	U-Pb			ferberite	1	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
EJM21_817tbl02-00020	179	179	179	U-Pb			ferberite	2	Yes	Ferberite		1782	Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Clara mine	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817
Pfaff2009tbl06-13	196	170	183±13	(U-Th)/He			hematite		Yes	Hematite		32326	Hohberg, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Hohberg, Schwarzwald ore district, Germany	Pfaff et al. (2009)	10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944	EJM21_817

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