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Manganese mines, Kirchberg, Nieder-Ramstadt, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Manganese minesGroup of Mines
Kirchberg- not defined -
Nieder-RamstadtVillage
MühltalMunicipality
Darmstadt-DieburgDistrict
DarmstadtRegion
HesseCity-State
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 50' 9'' North , 8° 41' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.83589,8.68437
GRN:
N34E05
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ober-Ramstadt15,367 (2015)4.7km
Darmstadt140,385 (2015)4.7km
Roßdorf12,199 (2015)6.1km
Pfungstadt25,084 (2015)6.7km
Seeheim-Jugenheim16,395 (2011)8.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
32027
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32027:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Mangangruben, Kirchberg, Nieder-Ramstadt, Mühltal, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland


Ancient manganese mines that worked on a small deposit hosted in slates and gneisses.

Located on Kirchberg hill near Nieder-Ramstadt.

Note: Coordinates are those of Kirchberg hill.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘRomanèchite ?4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘvar. Viridine9.AF.10(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘPiemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Oⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
NaSodium
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Mnⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
BaBarium
Baⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10

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References

Abraham, Kurt, Schreyer, Werner (1975) Minerals of the viridine hornfels from Darmstadt, Germany. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 49 (1) 1-20 doi:10.1007/bf00371075
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
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