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Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Betzdorf-GebhardshainCollective Municipality
AltenkirchenDistrict
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Betzdorf10,560 (2015)
Scheuerfeld2,166 (2017)
Elkenroth1,900 (2011)
Gebhardshain1,869 (2011)
Alsdorf1,765 (2017)
Wallmenroth1,261 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
21740
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21740:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Betzdorf-Gebhardshain is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Betzdorf. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Betzdorf and Gebhardshain.

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Mineral List

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

57 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arthurite
Formula: CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Carrollite
Formula: CuCo2S4
Chalcoalumite
Formula: CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chenevixite
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Churchite-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Cornubite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
Delvauxite
Formula: CaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Ludjibaite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reichenbachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Wad'
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Carrollite2.DA.05CuCo2S4
Polydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Delafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Chalcoalumite7.DD.75CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Reichenbachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Ludjibaite8.BD.25Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornubite8.BD.30Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Churchite-(Y)8.CJ.50Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Arthurite8.DC.15CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Chenevixite8.DD.05Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Delvauxite8.DM.35CaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
H ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LudjibaiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H ReichenbachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
O ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
O DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
O HematiteFe2O3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LudjibaiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O ReichenbachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
P DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
P LudjibaiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P ReichenbachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CarrolliteCuCo2S4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Fe DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Fe DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cu Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LudjibaiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu ReichenbachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
As ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
As CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
YYttrium
Y Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Y Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3

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