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König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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König MineMine
SieberVillage
Herzberg am HarzTown
Göttingen DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Calcite

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Strontianite, etc.

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Strontianite, etc.

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Calcite

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Strontianite, etc.

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Strontianite, etc.

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
02714410017272047992302.jpg
Calcite

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
00918490017511541629106.jpg
Strontianite, etc.

König Mine, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 41' 53'' North , 10° 28' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.69813,10.46787
GeoHash:
G#: u1pqn5q7q
GRN:
N35E05
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sankt Andreasberg2,037 (2015)3.7km
Bad Lauterberg im Harz11,784 (2018)7.3km
Herzberg am Harz14,948 (2018)10.0km
Braunlage5,159 (2015)10.3km
Wieda1,501 (2018)10.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
21383
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21383:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Königsgrube, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, Landkreis Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


Literally "King's mine". Open cut worked for baryte until 1971. Located 3 km east of Sieber and 3.5 km SW of St Andreasberg.

Coordinates are for the start of the "Königsgrubenweg".

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

Der Aufschluss 1971(9), 284
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