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Leopoldine-Luise Mine, Weinähr, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Leopoldine-Luise MineMine
WeinährMunicipality
Bad Ems-NassauCollective Municipality
Rhein-Lahn-KreisDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 19' 27'' North , 7° 51' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Weinähr482 (2017)0.8km
Obernhof438 (2011)1.0km
Seelbach470 (2011)1.0km
Dörnberg600 (2017)1.8km
Winden742 (2011)2.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
34242
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34242:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Leopoldine-Luise, Weinähr, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Ancient lead and zinc mine, working veins of the Holzappel vein system (Holzappeler Gangzug).
Located 1.5 km ENE of Weinähr and about 5 km ENE of Nassau.

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8 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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