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Quartz cliff, Müllheim, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Quartz cliffCliff
MüllheimTown
Breisgau-HochschwarzwaldDistrict
Freiburg RegionRegion
Baden-WürttembergState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 47' 31'' North , 7° 40' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Badenweiler3,829 (2013)1.1km
Feldberg1,866 (2013)3.1km
Müllheim18,097 (2013)3.7km
Auggen2,404 (2011)5.6km
Sulzburg2,717 (2013)6.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
32288
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32288:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Quarzriff, Müllheim, Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland


Outcrops of lead- and silver-bearing veins, which represent extensions of the veins that were worked by the Sophienruhe Mine. Located in the forest near Badenweiler.

NOTE: The quartz cliff is a nature monument. Collecting here is strictly prohibited.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
AsArsenic
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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