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Setz Quarry, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Setz QuarryQuarry
IdarBorough
Idar-ObersteinTown
BirkenfeldDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 43' 53'' North , 7° 17' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vollmersbach582 (2016)2.1km
Rötsweiler-Nockenthal525 (2016)2.2km
Idar-Oberstein31,610 (2015)2.4km
Hettenrodt729 (2017)2.6km
Veitsrodt727 (2017)2.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
1849
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1849:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch Setz, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Located 1.5 km NW of Idar.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Ferruginous Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Harmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Unclassified
'Chabazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
BaBarium
Ba HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

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