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Wolfstein, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
WolfsteinTown
Lauterecken-WolfsteinCollective Municipality
KuselDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wolfstein2,060 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
1851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1851:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhénanie-Palatinat, Allemagne
German:
Wolfstein, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Landkreis Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Italian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinato, Germania
Russian:
Вольфштайн, Кузель, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
沃尔夫斯泰因, 库塞尔, 莱茵兰-普法尔茨, 德国
Spanish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinado, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rynland-Palts, Duitsland
Arabic:
فولفشتاين, كوزل, راينلند بالاتينات, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinato, Alemanya
Asturian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatináu, Alemaña
Basque:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinatua, Alemania
Bavarian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfoiz, Deitschland
Breton:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alamagn
Catalan:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renània-Palatinat, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Wolfstein, Kusel , Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Corsican:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Germania
Croatian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Falačko Porajnje, Njemačka
Czech:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Porýní-Falc, Německo
Danish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Dutch:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rejnlando-Palatinato, Germanio
Estonian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
ولف‌اشتاین, کوزل, راینلاند-فالتس, آلمان
Finnish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Alemagne
Friulian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Gjermanie
Galician:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinado, Alemaña
Hungarian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rajna-vidék-Pfalz, Németország
Icelandic:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rínarland-Pfalz, Þýskaland
Ido:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhenlando-Palatenio, Germania
Indonesian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Jerman
Interlingua:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhenania-Palatinato, Germania
Interlingue:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Palatinia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Tír na Réine agus an Phalaitíneacht, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ヴォルフシュタイン, クーゼル, ラインラント=プファルツ州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вольфштайн, Кузель , Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Kongo:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanyi
Kyrgyz:
Вольфштайн, Германия
Ligurian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania Palatinato, Germania
Limburgian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rienland-Palts, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhienland-Palz, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Alemaina
Malay:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Jerman
Narom:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Germania
Norwegian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Occitan:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renània-Palatinat, Alemanha
Picard:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinà, Almagna
Polish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Nadrenia-Palatynat, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renânia-Palatinado, Alemanha
Romanian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinat, Germania
Romansh:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinat, Germania
Sardinian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Germania
Scots:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Волфштајн, Кузел, Рајна-Палатинат, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Porajnje-Falačka, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Girmania
Slovak:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Porýnie-Falcko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Porenje - Pfalška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
ولف‌اشتاین, کوزل, راینلاند-فالتس, آلمان
Swahili:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhine-Palatino, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Traditional Chinese:
沃爾夫斯泰因, 萊茵-普法茨, 德國
Turkish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renanya-Palatina, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Вольфштайн, Кузель, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Wolfstein, Kusel, Germaniya
Venetian:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Renania-Palatinà, Germania
Vietnamese:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Đức
Volapük:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rinän-Palzän, Deutän
Walloon:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Almagne
Waray:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Welsh:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Reynland-Palts, Duutsland
Wolof:
Wolfstein, Kusel, Almaañ
Zulu:
Wolfstein, Kusel, IJalimani


Wolfstein is a town in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Before 1 July 2014, it was the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, since then it is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein. Wolfstein is known for its two castle ruins, Neu-Wolfstein standing over the heart of the town, and Alt-Wolfstein standing at the narrowest spot in the Lauter valley at the town's northern entrance. Wolfstein is a state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort).

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calomel
Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Silver var. Amalgam
Formula: (Ag,Hg)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Eisenkiesel
Formula: SiO2
'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver
var. Amalgam
1.AA.05(Ag,Hg)
1.AA.05Ag
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Calomel3.AA.30[Hg2]2+Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Eisenkiesel4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O HematiteFe2O3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
AgSilver
Ag Native Silver var. Amalgam(Ag,Hg)
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg Native Silver var. Amalgam(Ag,Hg)
Hg Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg Native MercuryHg
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfstein,_Rhineland-Palatinate
Wikidata ID:Q529194
GeoNames ID:2806523

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