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Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germanyi
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Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein mining district, Saxony, Germany

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Information board of the WISMUT GmbH at Shaft 371, in 1998.

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
04409070017271999831973.jpg
Information board of the WISMUT GmbH at Shaft 371, in 1998.

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
00797530017271999887637.jpg
Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Information board of the WISMUT GmbH at Shaft 371, in 1998.

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 37' 57'' North , 12° 41' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.63250,12.68556
GRN:
N34E06
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bad Schlema5,540 (2016)3.4km
Lößnitz10,433 (2015)3.4km
Hartenstein5,043 (2015)3.5km
Aue18,554 (2015)4.9km
Schneeberg16,784 (2015)5.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
1894
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1894:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Opal Lose, Schacht 371 (Grube 371), Hartenstein, Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Deutschland


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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSkutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘErythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CoCobalt
Coⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Coⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi

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