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Locality Name:
Geigeshalde, Falkenstein Valley, Schramberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150
Youngest recorded age at locality: 130

mindat Locality ID: 5682
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5682.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Geigeshalde, Falkenstein Valley, Schramberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°12'41"N
Longitude: 8°22'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.211388888889,8.3747222222222
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 Bi C Co Cu Fe H Mg O P Pb S U Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba Bi C Co Cu Fe H Mg O P Pb S U Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicAutuniteCarminiteChalcopyriteCorundumCovelliteDigeniteFluoriteMalachiteMonazite
NonePharmacosideritePyriteRocksaltSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteVivianiteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Nováčekite-I  (*)Malachite  (*)Metaheinrichite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rooseveltite  (*)Schultenite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O1501300150
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O31501300214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi15013001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S315013001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS415013005516
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21501300178
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2150130027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS15013004165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S15013001027
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1501300814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS150130024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3150130014640
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O150130055
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2150130012537
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O150130019
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O1501300182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2150130039462
Rooseveltite  (*)MonaziteBi(AsO4)150130038
Schultenite  (*)NonePb(AsO3OH)150130030
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O15013001153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS150130021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1315013001803
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO215013002718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1501300939
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O1501300185


1 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
Pfaff2009tbl06-23150130140±10Rb-Sr illite  Yes  26390Schramberg, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySchramberg, Schwarzwald ore district, GermanyPfaff et al. (2009)10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944EJM21_817 

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