Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Roter Bär Mine | Mine |
| St Andreasberg | Town |
| Braunlage | Municipality |
| Goslar District | District |
| Lower Saxony | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 42' 42'' North , 10° 31' 36'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sankt Andreasberg | 2,037 (2015) | 0.6km |
| Braunlage | 5,159 (2015) | 6.0km |
| Wieda | 1,501 (2018) | 9.6km |
| Bad Lauterberg im Harz | 11,784 (2018) | 9.6km |
| Schierke | 747 (2015) | 11.0km |
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Roter Bär, Sankt Andreasberg, Braunlage, Landkreis Goslar, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Located east of St Andreasberg.
Now a tourist and educational mine.
Now a tourist and educational mine.
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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:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Allargentum | 2.AA.30 | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| ⓘ | Dyscrasite | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
| ⓘ | Maucherite | 2.AB.15 | Ni11As8 |
| ⓘ | Mertieite | 2.AC.10b | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| ⓘ | Berzelianite | 2.BA.20 | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| ⓘ | Umangite | 2.BA.25 | Cu3Se2 |
| ⓘ | Eucairite | 2.BA.50 | AgCuSe |
| ⓘ | Naumannite | 2.BA.55 | Ag2Se |
| ⓘ | Klockmannite | 2.CA.05b | CuSe |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stilleite | 2.CB.05a | ZnSe |
| ⓘ | Tiemannite | 2.CB.05a | HgSe |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Smythite | 2.CC.10 | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Guanajuatite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2Se3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Ferroselite | 2.EB.10a | FeSe2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Roterbärite (TL) | 2.GA.25 | PdBiCuSe3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Bohdanowiczite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiSe2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Karelianite | 4.CB.05 | V3+2O3 |
| ⓘ | Hematite var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Nolanite | 4.CB.40 | V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Häggite | 4.HE.25 | V3+V4+O2(OH)3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Duftite | 8.BH.35 | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Allanite-(Ce) | 9.BG.05b | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Harmotome | 9.GC.10 | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Häggite | V3+V4+O2(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Nolanite | V83+Fe23+O14(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Häggite | V3+V4+O2(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Karelianite | V23+O3 |
| O | ⓘ Nolanite | V83+Fe23+O14(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Smythite | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Häggite | V3+V4+O2(OH)3 |
| V | ⓘ Karelianite | V23+O3 |
| V | ⓘ Nolanite | V83+Fe23+O14(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Nolanite | V83+Fe23+O14(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Smythite | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Ni | ⓘ Maucherite | Ni11As8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Ni | ⓘ Smythite | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
| Ni | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Eucairite | AgCuSe |
| Cu | ⓘ Klockmannite | CuSe |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Umangite | Cu3Se2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Roterbärite | PdBiCuSe3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Stilleite | ZnSe |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Maucherite | Ni11As8 |
| As | ⓘ Mertieite | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| Se | ⓘ Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
| Se | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Se | ⓘ Eucairite | AgCuSe |
| Se | ⓘ Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
| Se | ⓘ Guanajuatite | Bi2Se3 |
| Se | ⓘ Klockmannite | CuSe |
| Se | ⓘ Naumannite | Ag2Se |
| Se | ⓘ Stilleite | ZnSe |
| Se | ⓘ Tiemannite | HgSe |
| Se | ⓘ Umangite | Cu3Se2 |
| Se | ⓘ Roterbärite | PdBiCuSe3 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Mertieite | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| Pd | ⓘ Roterbärite | PdBiCuSe3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Ag | ⓘ Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Eucairite | AgCuSe |
| Ag | ⓘ Naumannite | Ag2Se |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Sb | ⓘ Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Sb | ⓘ Mertieite | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | ⓘ Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Tiemannite | HgSe |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Pb | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Guanajuatite | Bi2Se3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Roterbärite | PdBiCuSe3 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Germany
- Harz MountainsMountain Range
- Lower Saxony
- St Andreasberg Mining DistrictMining District
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References
Cabral, Alexandre Raphael, Ließmann, Wilfried, Lehmann, Bernd (2015) Gold and palladium minerals (including empirical PdCuBiSe3) from the former Roter Bär mine, St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany: a result of low-temperature, oxidising fluid overprint. Mineralogy and Petrology, 109 (5) 649-657 doi:10.1007/s00710-015-0396-0
Ließmann, W. (2019): Roterbärit - Neu aus St. Andreasberg, Harz. Mineralien-Welt 30 (5), 89-92.[includes the history of the study of selenides in the Harz]




Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany