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Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germanyi
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GehrenSuburb
IlmenauTown
Ilm DistrictDistrict
ThuringiaState
GermanyCountry

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View of the Ilmenau fluorite-baryte mining area, ca. 1975.

Fluorite mine, Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
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Malachite

Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
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Malachite

Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
04749350017272100143010.jpg
View of the Ilmenau fluorite-baryte mining area, ca. 1975.

Fluorite mine, Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
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Malachite

Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
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Malachite

Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
04749350017272100143010.jpg
View of the Ilmenau fluorite-baryte mining area, ca. 1975.

Fluorite mine, Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
04481360017272362552799.jpg
Malachite

Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Langewiesen, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
Type:
Suburb
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gehren3,703 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
337746
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337746:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm-Kreis, Thüringen, Deutschland


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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehren
Wikidata ID:Q550866
GeoNames ID:2921996

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