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Fluorite from
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


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Stink-Fluss

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fluorite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fluorite, etc.

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fluorite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
07944190017271949308519.jpg
Stink-Fluss

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fluorite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fluorite, etc.

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fluorite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
07944190017271949308519.jpg
Stink-Fluss

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
03776590017272006959128.jpg
Fluorite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
06229930017277224419567.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fluorite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:130 ± 20 Ma
Minimum recorded age:130 ± 20 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1130 ± 20 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Rb-Sr
Sample references:
1 -
Pfaff, Katharina, Romer, Rolf L., Markl, Gregor (2009) U-Pb ages of ferberite, chalcedony, agate, 'U-mica' and pitchblende: constraints on the mineralization history of the Schwarzwald ore district. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21 (4). 817-836 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1944
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte125
Quartz122
- var Amethyst2
- var Chalcedony1
- var Agate1
Malachite53
Olivenite38
Agardite-(Ce)37
Chalcopyrite32
Azurite31
Bariopharmacosiderite26
Cornwallite23
Goethite22
Hematite19
Scorodite16
Limonite14
Sellaite13
Tennantite Subgroup9
Psilomelane8
Calcite8
Tenorite8
Unnamed (Se-analogue of Dantopaite)7
Galena7
Uraninite7
Pyrite5
Arsenopyrite5
Proustite5
Pyrargyrite5
Agardite5
Tennantite-(Fe)5
Claraite4
Tungstibite4
Torbernite4
Monazite-(Ce)4
Conichalcite4
Manganese Oxides4
Chenevixite4
Laurelite3
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)3
Mimetite3
Scheelite3
Covellite3
Magnesite3
Rammelsbergite3
Cuprite3
Tetrahedrite Group3
Native Selenium2
Pyrolusite2
Cervantite2
Meta-autunite2
Native Copper2
Sklodowskite2
Cupropolybasite2
Coffinite2
Pearceite2
Arsenogorceixite2
Strelkinite2
Native Silver2
Roxbyite2
Lenoblite2
Siderite2
Uranosphaerite2
Connellite2
Ferberite2
Unnamed (Ba-Fe Vanadate)2
Anglesite2
Francevillite2
Rankachite2
Acanthite2
Sphalerite1
Prosopite1
Pyromorphite1
Unnamed (Ba-analogue of Calcioaravaipaite)1
Cerussite1
Rhodochrosite1
Kettnerite1
Clausthalite1
Bastnäsite1
Nollmotzite1
Argentotennantite-(Fe)1
Uranotungstite1
Arseniosiderite1
Rhabdophane-(Ce)1
Clinobisvanite1
Tyuyamunite1
Gearksutite1
Anatase1
Dolomite1
Doyleite1
Aurichalcite1
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Arthurite1
Langite1
Synchysite-(Ce)1
Stolzite1
Usovite1
Tennantite-(Zn)1
Wakefieldite-(Ce)1
Bastnäsite-(Ce)1
Römerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (387 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5323:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSchwarzenbruch, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘKatharina Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘFriedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine, Gelbach valley, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘAnna Mine, Oberharmersbach, Harmersbach valley, Zell am Harmersbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘErzengel Gabriel Mine (Gabriel Mine), Hausach, Hausach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLaßgrund road cut, Hausach, Hausach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘWenzel Mine, Frohnbach valley, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘHohberg baryte veins, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘFerdinand Mine, Sulzbächle, St Roman, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Walenta, K. (1980) Eine nickel- und uranreiche Paragenese aus der Grube Clara bei Oberwolfach im mittleren Schwarzwald. Der Aufschluss, 31 (11). 526-539
Walenta, Kurt (1992) Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes und ihre Fundstellen. Christian Weise Verlag. 336 pp.
Jahn, Steffen (2003) Kuriose "Locken-Fluorite" von der Grube Clara, Schwarzwald [Curious "curly fluorites" from the Clara Mine, Black Forest]. Mineralien-Welt, 14 (5). 28-29
Staude, S., Dorn, A., Pfaff, K., Markl, G. (2010) Assemblages of Ag-Bi sulfosalts and conditions of their formation: The type locality of schapbachite (Ag0.4Pb0.2Bi0.4S) and neighboring mines in the Schwarzwald ore district, southern Germany. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 441-466 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.441
 
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