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Reust Mine, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germanyi
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Reust MineMine
RonneburgTown
Greiz DistrictDistrict
ThuringiaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 50' 28'' North , 12° 10' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ronneburg5,482 (2015)2.5km
Paitzdorf423 (2011)2.7km
Hilbersdorf234 (2011)3.5km
Linda493 (2018)3.9km
Braunichswalde704 (2011)5.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
30948
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30948:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Reust, Ronneburg, Landkreis Greiz, Thüringen, Deutschland


Parallel to the mining operations in Lichtenberg and Schmirchau, exploratory work was carried out east of the Lichtenberg mine in the so-called "Combine 5," which was initially part of the Schmirchau mine district. Shafts 374, 374bis, and 378 were sunk here. The sinking of the twin-shaft system 374/374bis, a new operation, began in 1956 in brick lining down to the 240-meter level. Its construction required a considerable amount of time, especially since the associated buildings and hoisting equipment for the future Reust mine were also being built simultaneously.

Mining, and thus the extraction of uranium ore, began in the Reust mining field in 1960 (Chronik der Wismut, 2.2.14.2.)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Galena
Formula: PbS
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S DjurleiteCu31S16
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg Native MercuryHg
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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