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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 33' 55'' North , 12° 37' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zschorlau5,944 (2014)1.9km
Schneeberg16,784 (2015)3.5km
Bockau2,599 (2017)5.2km
Bad Schlema5,540 (2016)5.4km
Aue18,554 (2015)6.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
1900
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1900:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Pucher Richtschacht (Pucherschacht; Pucher Schacht), Grubenfeld Wolfgangmaaßen (Wolfgang Maaßen; Wolfgangmaasen; Wolfgangmaßen; Wolfgangmaassen), Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen, Deutschland


Old dump near the shaft.

The current "Pucherschacht" was sunk as a guide shaft. The old shafts of the mine are on the southeast continuation of the Alexander Shaft. The interesting mineral finds on the dump come - with a high degree of certainty - from the Alexander Shaft.

Note: Digging is not allowed (status 'Technical Monument').

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


41 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Atelestite
Formula: Bi2(AsO4)O(OH)
Austinite
Formula: CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Bismutoferrite
Formula: Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Cobaltlotharmeyerite
Formula: CaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Eulytine
Formula: Bi4(SiO4)3
Ferrilotharmeyerite
Formula: CaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Lukrahnite
Formula: CaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Mawbyite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Metazeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Namibite
Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Neustädtelite
Formula: Bi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
Nickellotharmeyerite (TL)
Formula: CaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Type Locality:
Nickelschneebergite
Formula: BiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Petitjeanite
Formula: Bi3(PO4)2O(OH)
'Petitjeanite-Preisingerite Series'
Preisingerite
Formula: Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pucherite (TL)
Formula: Bi(VO4)
Type Locality:
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schlegelite (TL)
Formula: Bi7(AsO4)3(MoO4)2O4
Type Locality:
Habit: Spherical aggregates (1 mm) composed of small orthorhombic lath-like crystals
Colour: Yellow
Schumacherite (TL)
Formula: Bi3(VO4)2O(OH)
Type Locality:
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Sillénite
Formula: Bi12SiO20
Walpurgite
Formula: (BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Waylandite
Formula: BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Sillénite4.CB.70Bi12SiO20
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Asbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pucherite (TL)8.AD.40Bi(VO4)
Namibite8.BB.50Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Austinite8.BH.35CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Neustädtelite8.BK.10Bi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Waylandite8.BL.13BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Hydroxylapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Preisingerite8.BO.10Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Petitjeanite8.BO.10Bi3(PO4)2O(OH)
Schumacherite (TL)8.BO.10Bi3(VO4)2O(OH)
Atelestite8.BO.15Bi2(AsO4)O(OH)
Schlegelite (TL)8.BO.45Bi7(AsO4)3(MoO4)2O4
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Ferrilotharmeyerite8.CG.15CaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Mawbyite8.CG.15PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cobaltlotharmeyerite8.CG.15CaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Nickellotharmeyerite (TL)8.CG.15CaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Nickelschneebergite8.CG.15BiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Lukrahnite8.CG.20CaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Walpurgite8.EA.05(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Zeunerite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Metazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Eulytine9.AD.40Bi4(SiO4)3
Bismutoferrite9.ED.25Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Unclassified
'Petitjeanite-Preisingerite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
H AtelestiteBi2(AsO4)O(OH)
H AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
H Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H FerrilotharmeyeriteCaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H MawbyitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
H PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H PetitjeaniteBi3(PO4)2O(OH)
H SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
H WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
H CobaltlotharmeyeriteCaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
H Petitjeanite-Preisingerite Series
H NickellotharmeyeriteCaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
H LukrahniteCaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
H NeustädteliteBi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
H NickelschneebergiteBiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
CCarbon
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
OOxygen
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
O AtelestiteBi2(AsO4)O(OH)
O AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
O BismiteBi2O3
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CupriteCu2O
O EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
O FerrilotharmeyeriteCaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O MawbyitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
O PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PucheriteBi(VO4)
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O PetitjeaniteBi3(PO4)2O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SilléniteBi12SiO20
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
O WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
O CobaltlotharmeyeriteCaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
O Petitjeanite-Preisingerite Series
O NickellotharmeyeriteCaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
O LukrahniteCaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
O NeustädteliteBi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
O NickelschneebergiteBiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
O SchlegeliteBi7(AsO4)3(MoO4)2O4
AlAluminium
Al WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SilléniteBi12SiO20
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P PetitjeaniteBi3(PO4)2O(OH)
P WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P Petitjeanite-Preisingerite Series
SSulfur
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcociteCu2S
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca FerrilotharmeyeriteCaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca CobaltlotharmeyeriteCaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca NickellotharmeyeriteCaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca LukrahniteCaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
VVanadium
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
V PucheriteBi(VO4)
V SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)
MnManganese
Mn Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
FeIron
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Fe FerrilotharmeyeriteCaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Fe MawbyitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe LukrahniteCaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Fe NeustädteliteBi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
CoCobalt
Co Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Co CobaltlotharmeyeriteCaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Co NeustädteliteBi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
NiNickel
Ni Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Ni NickellotharmeyeriteCaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Ni NickelschneebergiteBiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu LukrahniteCaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
ZnZinc
Zn AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Zn FerrilotharmeyeriteCaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
AsArsenic
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As AtelestiteBi2(AsO4)O(OH)
As AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As FerrilotharmeyeriteCaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
As MawbyitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
As MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
As ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
As CobaltlotharmeyeriteCaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
As Petitjeanite-Preisingerite Series
As NickellotharmeyeriteCaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
As LukrahniteCaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
As NeustädteliteBi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
As NickelschneebergiteBiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
As SchlegeliteBi7(AsO4)3(MoO4)2O4
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Mo SchlegeliteBi7(AsO4)3(MoO4)2O4
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
PbLead
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb MawbyitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Bi AtelestiteBi2(AsO4)O(OH)
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Bi EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
Bi NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Bi PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Bi PucheriteBi(VO4)
Bi PetitjeaniteBi3(PO4)2O(OH)
Bi SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)
Bi SilléniteBi12SiO20
Bi Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Bi WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Bi Petitjeanite-Preisingerite Series
Bi NeustädteliteBi2Fe3+(Fe3+,Co)(AsO4)2(O,OH)4
Bi NickelschneebergiteBiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Bi SchlegeliteBi7(AsO4)3(MoO4)2O4
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
U Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
U ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O

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