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Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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View of the Bühl basalt quarry, near Kassel, ca. 1900.

Bühl, Weimar, Ahnatal, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Views of the Söhre valley lignite mining area, in 1901.

Wattenbach lignite mine, Söhrewald, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Views of the Söhre valley lignite mining area, in 1901.

Wattenbach lignite mine, Söhrewald, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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View of the Bühl basalt quarry, near Kassel, ca. 1900.

Bühl, Weimar, Ahnatal, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Views of the Söhre valley lignite mining area, in 1901.

Wattenbach lignite mine, Söhrewald, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Views of the Söhre valley lignite mining area, in 1901.

Wattenbach lignite mine, Söhrewald, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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View of the Bühl basalt quarry, near Kassel, ca. 1900.

Bühl, Weimar, Ahnatal, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Views of the Söhre valley lignite mining area, in 1901.

Wattenbach lignite mine, Söhrewald, Kassel District, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Baunatal28,173 (2015)
Vellmar18,623 (2015)
Hofgeismar16,444 (2015)
Lohfelden13,825 (2011)
Wolfhagen13,266 (2015)
Kaufungen12,683 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
307244
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307244:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
arrondissement de Cassel, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Kassel, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
circondario di Kassel, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Кассель, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
卡塞尔县, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Distrito de Kassel, Hesse, Alemania
Armenian:
Կասել, Հեսսեն, Գերմանիա
Belarusian:
Касель , Гесэн, Германія
Cebuano:
Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Alemanya
Czech:
Zemský okres Kassel, Hesensko, Německo
Danish:
Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Distrikto Kassel, Hesio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
کسل, هسن, آلمان
Georgian:
კასელის რაიონი, ჰესენი, გერმანია
Hebrew:
חבל קאסל, הסן, גרמניה
Indonesian:
Kassel, Hessen, Jerman
Interlingue:
Subdistrict Kassel, Hesse, Germania
Japanese:
カッセル郡, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кассель, Гессен, Германия
Low Saxon/Low German:
Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Düütschland
Malay:
Kassel, Hesse, Jerman
Norwegian:
Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Tyskland
Polish:
Powiat Kassel, Hesja, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Kassel, Hesse, Alemanha
Romanian:
Districtul Kassel, Hessa, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Kassel, Hessen, Düütsklound
Swedish:
Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Кассел, Hessen, Алмания
Turkish:
Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Кассель, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Kassel, Hessen, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Kassel, Hessen, Đức
Waray:
Kassel, Hessen, Alemanya
West Frisian:
Kassel, Hessen, Dútslân


Not to be confused with the independent city of Kassel itself.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

19 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Chabazite'
Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
'Faujasite Subgroup'
Formula: M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Glass'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Hercynite var. Picotite
Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
References:
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Offretite
Formula: KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Thomsonite Subgroup'
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
Cohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ulvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
Hercynite
var. Picotite
4.BB.05(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Offretite9.GD.25KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Unclassified
'Chabazite'-
'Limonite'-
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Glass'-
'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
'Faujasite Subgroup'-M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
H Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
CCarbon
C CoheniteFe3C
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
O Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
O Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
O Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
AlAluminium
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Al Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Al Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
SiSilicon
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Si Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Si Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Si Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
K Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Ca Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
CrChromium
Cr Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe CoheniteFe3C
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Ba Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed252 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kasseler Meeressand428.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Middle Buntsandstein - Hardegsen Sandstone1251.3 - 247.2 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Detfurth1251.3 - 247.2 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Biflustra
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Membraniporidae : Biflustra28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Bracebridgia
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Adeonidae : Bracebridgia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Lunulites
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Lunulitidae : Lunulites28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Odontoceti
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Odontoceti28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Voltzia
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Voltziopsida : Voltziales : Voltziaceae : Voltzia252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Sclerothorax hypselonotus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Sclerothoracidae : Sclerothorax : Sclerothorax hypselonotus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Neuropteridium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Neuropteridium252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Pleuromeia sternbergii
species
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Isoetales : Pleuromeiaceae : Pleuromeia : Pleuromeia sternbergii252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Protochirotherium wolfhagense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Chirotheriidae : Protochirotherium : Protochirotherium wolfhagense251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel_(district)
Wikidata ID:Q7890
GeoNames ID:2892514

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