Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Felsendome Rabenstein | Mine (Tourist Attraction) |
| Rabenstein | Suburb |
| Chemnitz | City |
| Saxony | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 50' 11'' North , 12° 50' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wittgensdorf | 4,440 (2015) | 5.5km |
| Chemnitz | 247,220 (2018) | 6.1km |
| Limbach-Oberfrohna | 27,056 (2015) | 6.2km |
| Neukirchen | 7,517 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Hilbersdorf | 1,500 (2017) | 7.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Niederrabenstein
Name(s) in local language(s):
Niederrabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Deutschland
Abandoned quarry in calcite marble (folded and embedded in hornblende schists).
Length of marble unit is ca. 300 m, depth about 35 m.
First mentioned in 1375. Active as a quarry until ca. 1835. Underground mining until 1908. In 1936 transformed into an underground tourist mine by Willy Reinhardt, at that time called "Rabensteiner unterirdische Felsendome", today called "Felsendome Rabenstein".
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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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany