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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 13' 18'' North , 7° 9' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Shaft (Flooded) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines6,189 (2018)3.1km
Aubure424 (2016)5.0km
Wisembach410 (2016)5.8km
Fréland1,371 (2016)5.9km
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines2,122 (2018)6.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
222802
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222802:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kobaltschacht; Alsace
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kobaltschacht, Filon Chrétien


Now flooded and backfilled shaft which accessed the deepest part of the Chrétien vein, and was 128 meters deep. The shaft is fenced.

Situation in June 2011: The shaft who used to be fenced has been opened and the wooden post around it have fallen. The city administration covered the opening with a street fence. The forest is taking back here place and I had difficulty to find the site again. The shaft is still flooded.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Clinosafflorite
Formula: CoAs2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hörnesite
Formula: Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Native Arsenic
Formula: As
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Nickelskutterudite
Formula: NiAs3
Parasymplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Picropharmacolite
Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Pitticite
Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rauenthalite
Formula: Ca3(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Sainfeldite
Formula: Ca5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Arsenic1.CA.05As
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Clinosafflorite2.EB.15aCoAs2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Nickelskutterudite2.EC.05NiAs3
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hörnesite8.CE.40Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Parasymplesite8.CE.40Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Picropharmacolite8.CH.15Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Sainfeldite8.CJ.Ca5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O
Rauenthalite8.CJ.40Ca3(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Pitticite8.DB.05(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
H Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
H RauenthaliteCa3(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
H SainfelditeCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
O Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
O QuartzSiO2
O RauenthaliteCa3(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
O SainfelditeCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mg PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S CobaltiteCoAsS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Ca RauenthaliteCa3(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Ca SainfelditeCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CoCobalt
Co ClinosaffloriteCoAs2
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As Native ArsenicAs
As ClinosaffloriteCoAs2
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
As NickelineNiAs
As ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
As Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
As RauenthaliteCa3(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As SainfelditeCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 · 4H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg

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