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Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germanyi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hildburghausen12,171 (2015)
Eisfeld5,855 (2015)
Schleusingen5,842 (2015)
Sankt Kilian3,226 (2015)
Veilsdorf3,225 (2016)
Themar3,083 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
311773
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311773:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Hildburghausen, Thuringe, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Deutschland
Italian:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Germania
Russian:
Хильдбургхаузен, Тюрингия, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
希尔德布格豪森, 图林根, 德国
Spanish:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Duitsland
Arabic:
هيلدبورغهاوزن, تورينغن, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Hildburghausen, Turinchia, Alemanya
Armenian:
Հիլդբուրգհաուզեն, Թյուրինգիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Hildburghausen, Turinxa, Alemaña
Bashkir:
Хильдбургхаузен, Германия
Basque:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Alemania
Bavarian:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Deitschland
Breton:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Хилдбургхаузен, Тюрингия, Германия
Catalan:
Hildburghausen, Turíngia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Alemanya
Corsican:
Hildburghausen, Germania
Croatian:
Hildburghausen, Tiringija, Njemačka
Czech:
Hildburghausen, Durynsko, Německo
Danish:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Hildburghausen, Tureng, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Hildburghausen, Turingio, Germanio
Estonian:
Hildburghausen, Tüüringi, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
هيلدبورگهاوزن, تورینگن, آلمان
Finnish:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Hildburghausen, Alemagne
Friulian:
Hildburghausen, Gjermanie
Galician:
Hildburghausen, Turinxia, Alemaña
Greek:
Χίλντμπουρκχάουζεν, Θουριγγία, Γερμανία
Hakka:
Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Tet-koet
Hebrew:
הילדבורגהאוזן, תורינגיה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Hildburghausen, Türingia, Németország
Icelandic:
Hildburghausen, Þýringaland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Germania
Indonesian:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germania
Interlingue:
Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ヒルトブルクハウゼン, テューリンゲン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Хильдбургхаузен, Тюрингия, Германия
Kongo:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Alemanyi
Kyrgyz:
Хильдбургхаузен, Тюрингия, Германия
Latin:
Hilpertohusa, Thuringia, Germania
Ligurian:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Germania
Limburgian:
Hildburghausen, Turinge, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Hildburghausen, Döringen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Хилдбургхаузен, Тирингија, Германија
Malagasy:
Hildburghausen, Alemaina
Malay:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Hildburghausen, Jerman
Narom:
Hildburghausen, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Hildburghausen, Germania
Norwegian:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Hildburghausen, Turíngia, Alemanha
Picard:
Hildburghausen, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Almagna
Polish:
Hildburghausen, Turyngia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Hildburghausen, Turíngia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Germania
Romansh:
Hildburghausen, Turinga, Germania
Sardinian:
Hildburghausen, Germania
Scots:
Hildburghausen, Thuringie, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Хилдбургхаузен, Тирингија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Hildburghausen, Tiringija, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Hildburghausen, Turingia, Girmania
Slovak:
Hildburghausen, Durínsko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Hildburghausen, Turingija, Nemčija
Swahili:
Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Tyskland
Traditional Chinese:
希爾德布爾格豪森, 脫靈根, 德國
Turkish:
Hildburghausen, Türingiya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Гільдбурггаузен, Тюрингія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Hildburghausen, Turingiya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Hildburghausen, Turinza, Germania
Vietnamese:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Đức
Volapük:
Hildburghausen, Türinän, Deutän
Walloon:
Hildburghausen, Almagne
Waray:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Hildburghausen, Duutsland
Wolof:
Hildburghausen, Almaañ
Zulu:
Hildburghausen, IJalimani


Hildburghausen is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, the city of Suhl, the districts of Ilm-Kreis, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Sonneberg, and the state of Bavaria (districts of Coburg, Haßberge and Rhön-Grabfeld). Located roughly halfway between the mountain chains of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest, the district is densely forested and covered by hilly countryside. Its territory is similar to that of the former Ernestine duchy, Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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29 valid minerals.

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Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
'Aeschynite'
'Alkali Feldspar'
References:
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
References:
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
References:
Dennis Harries CollectionIdentified by Dennis Harries: Inferred (explain how), SEM-EDS
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
References:
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hollandite ?
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Kerstenite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
References:
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
References:
Dennis Harries CollectionIdentified by Dennis Harries: Inferred (explain how), SEM-EDS
Metatyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
References:
Dennis Harries CollectionIdentified by Dennis Harries: Inferred (explain how), SEM-EDS
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Molybdomenite
Formula: PbSeO3
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
References:
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Selenkupferblei'
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Zeolite Group'
References:
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Hollandite ?4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Metatyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Molybdomenite4.JF.05PbSeO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Haüyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Aeschynite'-
'Alkali Feldspar'-
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Kerstenite'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
'Selenkupferblei'-
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O MolybdomenitePbSeO3
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O QuartzSiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
O Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Ca MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Ca Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
VVanadium
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mn HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Mn Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
AsArsenic
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
SeSelenium
Se ClausthalitePbSe
Se MolybdomenitePbSeO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
TaTantalum
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
PbLead
Pb ClausthalitePbSe
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MolybdomenitePbSeO3
UUranium
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Miocene : 11 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Neogene
   Miocene
ⓘ Phonolite11 MaHeldburg Phonolite Plug, Heldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany

Fossils

There are 37 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences37
Youngest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed296 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 8 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Plagiosuchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Plagiosauridae : Plagiosuchus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Liliensternus liliensterni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Liliensternus : Liliensternus liliensterni228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Rhynchosauroides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Rhynchosauroides251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Ruehleia bedheimensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Plateosauridae : Ruehleia : Ruehleia bedheimensis228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Chirotherium barthii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : Chirotherium barthii251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Procolophonipus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonipus251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Liebea squamosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Liebea : Liebea squamosa259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Brachychirotherium thuringiacum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Chirotheriidae : Brachychirotherium : Brachychirotherium thuringiacum228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Anomoiodon liliensterni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae : Anomoiodon : Anomoiodon liliensterni247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Mastodonsaurus giganteus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Mastodonsaurus : Mastodonsaurus giganteus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium vorbachi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Chirotherium : Chirotherium vorbachi251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium hildburghausense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : Chirotherium hildburghausense251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Phyloblatta flabellata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phyloblattidae : Phyloblatta : Phyloblatta flabellata295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Anthracoblattina rueckerti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phyloblattidae : Anthracoblattina : Anthracoblattina rueckerti295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Sysciophlebia balteata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Spiloblattinidae : Sysciophlebia : Sysciophlebia balteata295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Chirotherium sickleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : Chirotherium sickleri251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chelonipus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonipus251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Plagiosternum granulosum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Plagiosauridae : Plagiosternum : Plagiosternum granulosum242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Opsiomylacris (Posteriomylacris) proceriformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mylacridae : Opsiomylacris : Opsiomylacris (Posteriomylacris) proceriformis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Opsiomylacris (Posteriomylacris) preciosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mylacridae : Opsiomylacris : Opsiomylacris (Posteriomylacris) preciosa295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Syscioblatta slusiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Spiloblattinidae : Syscioblatta : Syscioblatta slusiensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Spiloblattina homigtalensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Spiloblattinidae : Spiloblattina : Spiloblattina homigtalensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Chelonipus torquatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonipus : Chelonipus torquatus251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Akropus schochardti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Akropus : Akropus schochardti251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 10 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildburghausen_(district)
Wikidata ID:Q504348
GeoNames ID:2904803

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