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Weintraube Mine, Lerbach, Osterode am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Weintraube MineMine
LerbachVillage
Osterode am HarzCity
Göttingen DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 45' 42'' North , 10° 18' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Clausthal-Zellerfeld15,345 (2015)5.5km
Windhausen1,113 (2018)7.6km
Bad Grund2,393 (2018)7.7km
Badenhausen1,996 (2018)7.7km
Wildemann1,135 (2015)7.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
1815
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1815:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Weintraube, Lerbach, Osterode am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


Ancient iron mine, working veins of the Lahn-Dill type.
Located near Lerbach, about 7 km SSW of Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Bornhardtite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2Se4
Bukovite
Formula: (Cu3Fe)Σ4Tl2Se4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
Crookesite
Formula: Cu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Eskebornite
Formula: CuFeSe2
Eucairite
Formula: AgCuSe
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Klockmannite
Formula: CuSe
Kruťaite
Formula: CuSe2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Selenium
Formula: Se
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
'Pyrobitumen'
'Pyrobitumen var. Impsonite'
Sabatierite
Formula: TlCu6Se4
Tiemannite
Formula: HgSe
Umangite
Formula: Cu3Se2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Berzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Umangite2.BA.25Cu3Se2
Eucairite2.BA.50AgCuSe
Bukovite2.BD.30(Cu3Fe)Σ4Tl2Se4
Sabatierite2.BD.45TlCu6Se4
Crookesite2.BD.50Cu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Klockmannite2.CA.05bCuSe
Tiemannite2.CB.05aHgSe
Eskebornite2.CB.10aCuFeSe2
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Bornhardtite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2Se4
Kruťaite2.EB.05aCuSe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Unclassified
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-
'Pyrobitumen
var. Impsonite'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HematiteFe2O3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe Bukovite(Cu3Fe)Σ4Tl2Se4
Fe EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CoCobalt
Co BornhardtiteCo2+Co23+Se4
CuCopper
Cu BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cu Bukovite(Cu3Fe)Σ4Tl2Se4
Cu CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Cu EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Cu EucairiteAgCuSe
Cu KlockmanniteCuSe
Cu KruťaiteCuSe2
Cu SabatieriteTlCu6Se4
Cu UmangiteCu3Se2
SeSelenium
Se BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Se BornhardtiteCo2+Co23+Se4
Se Bukovite(Cu3Fe)Σ4Tl2Se4
Se ClausthalitePbSe
Se CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Se EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Se EucairiteAgCuSe
Se KlockmanniteCuSe
Se KruťaiteCuSe2
Se SabatieriteTlCu6Se4
Se Native SeleniumSe
Se TiemanniteHgSe
Se UmangiteCu3Se2
AgSilver
Ag CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Ag EucairiteAgCuSe
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg TiemanniteHgSe
TlThallium
Tl Bukovite(Cu3Fe)Σ4Tl2Se4
Tl CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Tl SabatieriteTlCu6Se4
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb ClausthalitePbSe

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