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Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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Roter Bär MineMine
St AndreasbergTown
BraunlageMunicipality
Goslar DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 42' 42'' North , 10° 31' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sankt Andreasberg2,037 (2015)0.6km
Braunlage5,159 (2015)6.0km
Wieda1,501 (2018)9.6km
Bad Lauterberg im Harz11,784 (2018)9.6km
Schierke747 (2015)11.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
13517
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13517:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Roter Bär, Sankt Andreasberg, Braunlage, Landkreis Goslar, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


Located east of St Andreasberg.
Now a tourist and educational mine.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


48 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Empirical formula: (Ca1.39 Ce0.32 La0.18 Nd0.11)(Al1.85 Fe0.71 V0.44)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Anthony R. Kampf information
Allargentum
Formula: (Ag1-xSbx)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Bohdanowiczite
Formula: AgBiSe2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Eucairite
Formula: AgCuSe
Ferroselite
Formula: FeSe2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
Eigenfunde/Halde Manfred Gross CollectionIdentified by Eigenfunde/Halde Manfred Gross: Visual Identification
Guanajuatite
Formula: Bi2Se3
Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Häggite
Formula: V3+V4+O2(OH)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Karelianite
Formula: V3+2O3
Klockmannite
Formula: CuSe
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
Mertieite
Formula: Pd8Sb2.5As0.5
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Nolanite
Formula: V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
References:
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrobitumen'
'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite'
Roterbärite (TL)
Formula: PdBiCuSe3
Type Locality:
References:
Smythite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stilleite
Formula: ZnSe
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tiemannite
Formula: HgSe
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
Umangite
Formula: Cu3Se2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Allargentum2.AA.30(Ag1-xSbx)
Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
Mertieite2.AC.10bPd8Sb2.5As0.5
Berzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Umangite2.BA.25Cu3Se2
Eucairite2.BA.50AgCuSe
Naumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
Klockmannite2.CA.05bCuSe
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stilleite2.CB.05aZnSe
Tiemannite2.CB.05aHgSe
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Smythite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Guanajuatite2.DB.05Bi2Se3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Ferroselite2.EB.10aFeSe2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Roterbärite (TL)2.GA.25PdBiCuSe3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Bohdanowiczite2.JA.20AgBiSe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Karelianite4.CB.05V3+2O3
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Nolanite4.CB.40V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Häggite4.HE.25V3+V4+O2(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Harmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Pyrobitumen
var. Thucholite'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HäggiteV3+V4+O2(OH)3
H HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
H NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HäggiteV3+V4+O2(OH)3
O HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O KarelianiteV23+O3
O NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O UraniniteUO2
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S MilleriteNiS
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S UllmanniteNiSbS
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
VVanadium
V HäggiteV3+V4+O2(OH)3
V KarelianiteV23+O3
V NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FerroseliteFeSe2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe NolaniteV83+Fe23+O14(OH)2
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MaucheriteNi11As8
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cu BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu EucairiteAgCuSe
Cu KlockmanniteCuSe
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu UmangiteCu3Se2
Cu RoterbäritePdBiCuSe3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn StilleiteZnSe
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As MaucheriteNi11As8
As MertieitePd8Sb2.5As0.5
As NickelineNiAs
SeSelenium
Se BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Se BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Se ClausthalitePbSe
Se EucairiteAgCuSe
Se FerroseliteFeSe2
Se GuanajuatiteBi2Se3
Se KlockmanniteCuSe
Se NaumanniteAg2Se
Se StilleiteZnSe
Se TiemanniteHgSe
Se UmangiteCu3Se2
Se RoterbäritePdBiCuSe3
PdPalladium
Pd MertieitePd8Sb2.5As0.5
Pd RoterbäritePdBiCuSe3
AgSilver
Ag Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)
Ag BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Ag DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag EucairiteAgCuSe
Ag NaumanniteAg2Se
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)
Sb DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Sb MertieitePd8Sb2.5As0.5
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg TiemanniteHgSe
PbLead
Pb ClausthalitePbSe
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Bi GuanajuatiteBi2Se3
Bi RoterbäritePdBiCuSe3
UUranium
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2

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