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Leopold adit (dump), Kappel, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Leopold adit (dump)Adit (Inactive)
KappelCity Borough
Freiburg im BreisgauCity
Freiburg RegionRegion
Baden-WürttembergState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 55' 21'' North , 7° 53' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Adit (Inactive) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Horben1,065 (2011)2.6km
Oberried2,904 (2011)4.1km
Au1,312 (2011)5.6km
Sölden1,191 (2011)6.1km
Kirchzarten9,730 (2011)6.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
32142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32142:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Leopold-Unterfahrungsstollen (Halde), Kappel, Freiburg im Breisgau, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland


Leopold adit (+836 m). Start of construction in 1903. In 1908 the Leopold adit replaced the Kappler adit as a main hauling drift.
Active working period until 1954.
The ropeway for material transport startet here. Endpoint was the washing plant in Kappel near Oberried.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
S SphaleriteZnS
CoCobalt
Co LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
NiNickel
Ni MaucheriteNi11As8
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As MaucheriteNi11As8
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Germany

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