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Berchtesgadener Salzberg, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Berchtesgadener Salzberg- not defined -
BerchtesgadenMunicipality
Berchtesgadener Land DistrictDistrict
Upper BavariaAdministrative District
BavariaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 13° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
277635
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277635:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Salzberg Berchtesgaden


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18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Polyhalite
Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Glauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Polyhalite7.CC.65K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
CCarbon
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
KPotassium
K PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Localities in this Region

  • Bavaria
    • Upper Bavaria
      • Berchtesgadener Land District
        • Berchtesgaden

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