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Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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07528120017361097813502.jpg
Seal label of the Dillenburg Royal Board of Mines, ca. 1910.

Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
07528120017361097813502.jpg
Seal label of the Dillenburg Royal Board of Mines, ca. 1910.

Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Seal label of the Dillenburg Royal Board of Mines, ca. 1910.

Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dillenburg24,461 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
20258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20258:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Dillenburg, Arrondissement de Lahn-Dill, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Дилленбург, Лан-Дилль, Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
迪伦堡, 拉恩-迪尔县, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Dillenburg, Distrito de Lahn-Dill, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Arabic:
ديلنبورغ, هسن, ألمانيا
Basque:
Dillenburg, Gießen, Hessen, Alemania
Belarusian:
Дыленбург, Лан-Дыль, Адміністрацыйная акруга Гісэн, Гесэн, Германія
Bulgarian:
Диленбург, Хесен, Германия
Cebuano:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Danish:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Dillenburg, Distrikto Lahn-Dill, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
دیلنبورگ, لان-دیل, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Dillenburg, Hessen, Németország
Japanese:
ディレンブルク, ラーン=ディル郡, ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Дилленбург, Лан-Дилль, Гессен, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Дилленбург, Гессен, Германия
Malay:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Jerman
Polish:
Dillenburg, Powiat Lahn-Dill, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill, Gießen, Hesse, Alemanha
Romanian:
Dillenburg, Districtul Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Serbian:
Диленбург, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Dillenburg, Hessen, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
دیلنبورق, هسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Dillenburg, Hesse, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Turkish:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Ділленбург, Лан-Дилль, Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germaniya
Volapük:
Dillenburg, Hesän, Deutän
Waray:
Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Alemanya
West Frisian:
Dillenboarch, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Dútslân


Dillenburg, officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

The town lies on the German-Dutch holiday road called the Orange Route, joining towns, cities and regions associated with the House of Orange-Nassau, as well as on the German Timber-Frame Road and the Rothaarsteig hiking trail.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

53 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
'Chabazite'
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Covellite
Formula: CuS
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Inesite (TL)
Formula: Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
References:
Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Morenosite
Formula: NiSO4 · 7H2O
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Neotocite
Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Nickelskutterudite
Formula: NiAs3
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Wad'
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Nickelskutterudite2.EC.05NiAs3
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite
4.AA.10Cu2O
4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Morenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 · 7H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Babingtonite9.DK.05Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Inesite (TL)9.DL.05Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Talc
var. Steatite
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Neotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
'Chabazite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
H ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
H Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
O Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O SideriteFeCO3
O Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TenoriteCuO
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Si BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
PPhosphorus
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CinnabarHgS
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
MnManganese
Mn InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Mn Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Ni NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
Ni NickelineNiAs
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
As NickelineNiAs
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed388 Ma (Middle Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Beloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Beloceratidae : Beloceras382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Beloceras tenuistriatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Agoniatitida : Beloceratidae : Beloceras : Beloceras tenuistriatum382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Beloceras sagittarium
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Agoniatitida : Beloceratidae : Beloceras : Beloceras sagittarium382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Pharciceras oberscheldense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pharciceratidae : Pharciceras : Pharciceras oberscheldense388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillenburg
Wikidata ID:Q517381
GeoNames ID:6557783

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