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Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germanyi
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BräunsdorfVillage
OberschönaMunicipality
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View of the Bräunsdorf silver mining area, in 1914.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Bräunsdorf mining town, in 1903.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Bräunsdorf mining town, in 1910.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Bräunsdorf silver mining area, in 1914.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Bräunsdorf mining town, in 1903.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Bräunsdorf mining town, in 1910.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Bräunsdorf silver mining area, in 1914.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Bräunsdorf mining town, in 1903.

Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 56' 13'' North , 13° 13' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
203290
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203290:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Saxe centrale, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, circondario della Sassonia Centrale, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Нидервиза, Обершёна, Средняя Саксония, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
下维萨, 上舍纳, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Sajonia, Alemania
Bashkir:
Нидервиза, Обершёна, Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Saxonia, Alemania
Catalan:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Niederwiesa, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Alemanya
Dutch:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Esperanto:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Distrikto Centra Saksio, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Niederwiesa vald, Oberschöna vald, Kesk-Saksimaa kreis, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
نیدرویزا, اوبرشونا, ميتل‌زاكسن, زاکسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Szászország, Németország
Japanese:
ニーダーヴィーザ, オーバーシェーナ, ミッテルザクセン郡, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Нидервиза, Обершёна, Орталық Саксония, Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Нидервиза, Обершөна, Германия
Macedonian:
Нидервиза, Обершена, Мителзаксен, Саксонија, Германија
Malay:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Jerman
Norwegian:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Polish:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Powiat Mittelsachsen, Saksonia, Niemcy
Romanian:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Saxonia, Germania
Serbian:
Нидервиса, Обершена, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Saksonija, Njemačka
Ukrainian:
Нідервіза, Обершена, Середня Саксонія, Саксонія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Saxän, Deutän
Waray:
Niederwiesa, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Alemanya


Old silver mining district (since the 12th century).

Currently (2019-) exploration work is done by Excellon Resources.

not to be confused with Braunsdorf near Chemnitz!

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

53 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Andorite'
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chapmanite
Formula: Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Diaphorite (TL)
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Type Locality:
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Freieslebenite
Formula: AgPbSbS3
Fülöppite
Formula: Pb3Sb8S15
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Kermesite (TL)
Formula: Sb2S2O
Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
Lindbergite
Formula: Mn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Metastibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Miargyrite (TL)
Formula: AgSbS2
Type Locality:
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Nickelskutterudite
Formula: NiAs3
Pitticite
Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrostilpnite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
Senandorite
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
'Tecticite'
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Metastibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Nickelskutterudite2.EC.05NiAs3
Kermesite (TL)2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Pyrostilpnite2.GA.10Ag3SbS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Miargyrite (TL)2.HA.10AgSbS2
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Fülöppite2.HC.10aPb3Sb8S15
Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Senandorite2.JB.AgPbSb3S6
Diaphorite (TL)2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Freieslebenite2.JB.15AgPbSbS3
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Kutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Halotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pitticite8.DB.05(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Chapmanite9.ED.25Fe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
Lindbergite10.AB.05Mn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Andorite'-AgPbSb3S6
'Tecticite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
OOxygen
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AnataseTiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O ValentiniteSb2O3
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
S FülöppitePb3Sb8S15
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MetastibniteSb2S3
S MiargyriteAgSbS2
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
S SphaleriteZnS
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
S SenandoriteAgPbSb3S6
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
MnManganese
Mn KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Mn LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Fe HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Ni NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
As Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Ag DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Ag MiargyriteAgSbS2
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
Ag SenandoriteAgPbSb3S6
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb ChapmaniteFe23+Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)
Sb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sb FülöppitePb3Sb8S15
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb MetastibniteSb2S3
Sb MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Sb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sb SenandoriteAgPbSb3S6
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pb FülöppitePb3Sb8S15
Pb FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Pb SenandoriteAgPbSb3S6

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