Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Amethyst	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Smoky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Eisenkiesel	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Nacrite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	var. Paradoxite	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Nacrite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Nacrite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Eisenkiesel	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Orthoclase var. Paradoxite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Nacrite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase var. Paradoxite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Nacrite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Eisenkiesel	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase var. Paradoxite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Orthoclase var. Paradoxite	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

242 Ma (Middle Triassic)

Oldest Fossil Listed

247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Gogoliner Schichten - Konglomeratebank	2	247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Encrinus (Dadocrinus) subgenus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Encrinida : Encrinidae : Encrinus : *Encrinus (Dadocrinus)*	247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Ophioderma squamosum species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiodermatidae : Ophioderma : *Ophioderma squamosum*	247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic

Fossil Localities

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Germany

Saxony
- Mittelsachsen
  - Triassic🐚 Ophiuroidea

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niederwiesa
Wikidata ID:	Q71021
GeoNames ID:	6548522

Localities in this Region

Germany

Saxony
- Mittelsachsen
  - Niederwiesa
    - Braunsdorf
    - Struthwald quarries

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt

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Bohemian MassifMassif

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