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Osenbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francei
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OsenbachMunicipality
Thann-GuebwillerArrondissement
Haut-RhinDepartment
Grand EstRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Osenbach878 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
285177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285177:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alsace
Other Languages:
French:
Osenbach, arrondissement de Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
German:
Osenbach, Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller, Oberelsass, Großer Osten, Frankreich
Italian:
Osenbach, Alto Reno, Grand Est, Francia
Russian:
Озенбак, Тан-Гебвиллер, Верхний Рейн, Гранд-Эст, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
奥桑巴什, 坦恩-盖布维莱尔区, 上莱茵省, 大東部大區, 法国
Spanish:
Osenbach, Distrito de Thann-Guebwiller, Alto Rin, Gran Este, Francia
Afrikaans:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Osenbach, Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller, Département Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Osenbach, Alto Rin, Gran Este, Francia
Asturian:
Osenbach, Altu Rin, Gran Este, Francia
Bambara:
Osenbach, Faransi
Basque:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Osenbach, Frankreich
Breton:
Osenbach, arondisamant Thann-Gebweiler, Roen-Uhel, Grand Est, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Osenbach, Perancis
Catalan:
Osenbach, Alt Rin, Gran Est, França
Cebuano:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Pransiya
Chechen:
Озенбак, Франци
Corsican:
Osenbach, Francia
Croatian:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francuska
Czech:
Osenbach, Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francie
Danish:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrig
Dutch:
Osenbach, Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Osenbach, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Osenbach, Arondismento Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francio
Estonian:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhini departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Osenbach, Frakland
Finnish:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Osenbach, Hôt-Rin, France
Friulian:
Osenbach, France
Galician:
Osenbach, Alto Rin, Gran Leste, Francia
Greenlandic:
Osenbach, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Osenbach, Frakkland
Ido:
Osenbach, Francia
Indonesian:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Timur Raya, Perancis
Interlingua:
Osenbach, Departimento Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francia
Interlingue:
Osenbach, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Osenbach, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Osenbach, Frans
Kabyle:
Osenbach, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Озенбак, Жоғарғы Рейн, Франция
Kongo:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Fwalansa
Latin:
Osenbach, Rhenus Superior, Magnus Oriens, Francia
Latvian:
Osenbach, Augšreina, Francija
Ligurian:
Osenbach, Fransa
Limburgian:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Osenbach, Aukštutinis Reinas, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Osenbach, Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller, Departement Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Frantsa
Malay:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Osenbach, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Osenbach, Thann-Guebwiller Kūn, Haut-Rhin, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Osenbach, France
Neapolitan:
Osenbach, Franza
Norwegian:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Frankrike
Occitan:
Osenbach, Naut Ren, Grand Èst, França
Papiamento:
Osenbach, Fransia
Pfaelzisch:
Osenbach, Frankreich
Picard:
Osenbach, Franche
Piedmontese:
Osenbach, Dipartiment ëd l'Àut Ren, Fransa
Polish:
Osenbach, Górny Ren, Grand Est, Francja
Portuguese:
Osenbach, Alto Reno, Grande Leste, França
Romanian:
Osenbach, Arondismentul Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Franța
Romansh:
Osenbach, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Osenbach, Frantza
Scots:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Osenbach, Francia
Slovak:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Alsasko-Champagne-Ardenne-Lotrinsko, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Francija
Swahili:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Frankrike
Traditional Chinese:
奧桑巴什, 上萊茵, 大東部, 法國
Turkish:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Озенбак, Верхній Рейн, Гранд-Ест, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Osenbach, Fransiya
Venetian:
Osenbach, Alto Reno, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Pháp
Volapük:
Osenbach, Fransän
Walloon:
Osenbach, France
Waray:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Fransya
Welsh:
Osenbach, Haut-Rhin, Dwyrain Mawr, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Osenbach, Grand Est, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Osenbach, Faraas
Zulu:
Osenbach, IFulansi


"(Coming from Soultzmatt). Southeast of Colmar on the N83, then the D18B. At the mineral springs continue on the D18B which turns right. One will find an old mine with azurite, malachite, and quartz." [Belot, 1978]

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27 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
'Arsenobismite'
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Segnitite
Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Zálesíite
Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Segnitite8.BL.10PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Zálesíite8.DL.15CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Arsenobismite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
H TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
H ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
O SideriteFeCO3
O TenoriteCuO
O TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
O ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Ca ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
FeIron
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cu ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
AsArsenic
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
As TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
As ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6

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Wikidata ID:Q148869
GeoNames ID:2989145

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