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Tiefengraben quarry, Reinerzau mining district, Alpirsbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Tiefengraben quarryQuarry (Inactive)
Reinerzau mining districtMining District
AlpirsbachCity
FreudenstadtDistrict
Karlsruhe RegionRegion
Baden-WürttembergState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 22' 19'' North , 8° 22' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alpirsbach7,011 (2013)3.8km
Loßburg6,533 (2016)6.6km
Schenkenzell1,822 (2017)6.7km
Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach2,326 (2017)7.1km
Schiltach4,025 (2013)9.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
32494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32494:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch im Tiefengraben, Reinerzau, Alpirsbach, Freudenstadt, Regierungsbezirk Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland


Abandoned granite quarry with outcrops of the veins worked at the Dreikönigstern and Moses Segen mines. Today it is full with water and is used as a local swimming lake, called "Silbersee" ('silver lake').

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Alacránite2.FA.20As8S9
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Xanthoconite2.GA.10Ag3AsS3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
var. Manganese-bearing Siderite5.AB.05(Fe,Mn)CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Pearceite-T2ac'-[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
C Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
OOxygen
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O BaryteBaSO4
O SideriteFeCO3
O Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S AlacrániteAs8S9
S Pearceite-T2ac[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S BaryteBaSO4
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S SphaleriteZnS
S XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
FeIron
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
CuCopper
Cu Pearceite-T2ac[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AlacrániteAs8S9
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As Pearceite-T2ac[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Ag Pearceite-T2ac[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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