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Mercur Mine, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Mercur MineMine
Bad EmsTown
Bad Ems-NassauCollective Municipality
Rhein-Lahn-KreisDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 21' 31'' North , 7° 43' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eitelborn2,558 (2017)2.2km
Kemmenau502 (2011)2.3km
Bad Ems9,735 (2015)2.6km
Neuhäusel2,081 (2017)2.9km
Kadenbach1,494 (2011)2.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
34227
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34227:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Mercur, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Lead-bearing siderite vein, hosted in Devonian schists. The mine was abandoned in 1945.
Located 2.5 km NE of Bad Ems.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Aragonite var. Flos Ferri
Formula: CaCO3
Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
'Limonite'
Linnaeite ?
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
Morenosite
Formula: NiSO4 · 7H2O
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Linnaeite ?2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Aragonite
var. Flos Ferri
5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Morenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 · 7H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
S MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S UllmanniteNiSbS
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni BreithauptiteNiSb
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As NickelineNiAs
SbAntimony
Sb BreithauptiteNiSb
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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