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Ober-Ostern, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germanyi
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Ober-OsternVillage
ReichelsheimMunicipality
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DarmstadtRegion
HesseCity-State
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 40' 36'' North , 8° 51' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.67692,8.85008
GRN:
N34E05
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
32032
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32032:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Ober-Ostern, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland


In the area around Ober-Ostern, baryte was mined from a swarm of SE-trending baryte veins from around 1850 until the second world war. The veins are hosted in gneiss, are up to 500 m long, and carry minor amounts of iron and manganese ores. Along with the deposits at Klein-Umstadt and Ober-Kainsbach, it was one of the economically most important baryte mining districts in the Odenwald range.

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11 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘEmplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘBismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ EmplectiteCuBiS2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Biⓘ EmplectiteCuBiS2

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References

Aufschluss 1977(6), 222
Lapis 1980 (7/8), 19-20
Nickel, E., and Fettel, M. (1985): Odenwald. Sammlung geologischer Führer Vol. 65, 2nd ed., Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 231 pp.
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
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