Münden Mine, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Münden Mine | Mine (Backfilled) |
| Nentershausen | Municipality |
| Hersfeld-Rotenburg | District |
| Kassel Region | Region |
| Hesse | City-State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 0' 52'' North , 9° 55' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Backfilled) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nentershausen | 3,166 (2011) | 0.7km |
| Cornberg | 1,621 (2017) | 5.4km |
| Sontra | 8,624 (2015) | 6.4km |
| Ronshausen | 2,409 (2011) | 8.9km |
| Großensee | 397 (2011) | 9.5km |
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Münden, Nentershausen, Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland
Good specimens of nickel-skutterudite, millerite, nickeline, and skutterudite were found here around 1800. From 1865 to 1951, the veins were worked for barite. Today, the mine is closed and backfilled.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 References: Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
| ⓘ Nickelskutterudite Formula: NiAs3 |
| ⓘ Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 References: Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy |
| ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| ⓘ Vaesite Formula: NiS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Nickelskutterudite | 2.EC.05 | NiAs3 |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Vaesite | NiS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | NiAs3 |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Ni | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Vaesite | NiS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | NiAs3 |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| As | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Germany
- Hesse
- ⭔KasselRegion
- Kassel Region
- Hersfeld-Rotenburg
- Richelsdorf mining districtMining District
- Hersfeld-Rotenburg
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Münden Mine, Nentershausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany