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Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germanyi
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Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1882.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1913.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1932.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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View of the Teuchern lignite mining area, ca. 1930.

Deuben lignite mine, Teuchern, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
09618120017361307341071.jpg
Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1882.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1913.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
04422190017361307363140.jpg
Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1932.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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View of the Teuchern lignite mining area, ca. 1930.

Deuben lignite mine, Teuchern, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1882.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Location map of the Weißenfels-Zeitz-Hohenmölsen lignite mining district, in 1913.

Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Weißenfels29,792 (2015)
Naumburg29,722 (2018)
Zeitz29,469 (2015)
Hohenmölsen9,772 (2015)
Bad Kösen5,522 (2015)
Freyburg4,451 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
359192
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359192:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Burgenland, Saxe-Anhalt, Allemagne
German:
Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Italian:
Circondario del Burgenland, Sassonia-Anhalt, Germania
Russian:
Бургенланд, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
布尔根兰县, 萨克森-安哈尔特, 德国
Spanish:
Burgenlandkreis, Sajonia-Anhalt, Alemania
Arabic:
بيرغالوند كريس, ساكسونيا أنهالت, ألمانيا
Belarusian:
Бургенланд, Саксонія-Ангальт, Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бургенлянд, Саксонія-Ангальт, Нямеччына
Cebuano:
Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Alemanya
Czech:
Okres Burgenlandkreis, Sasko-Anhaltsko, Německo
Danish:
Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Dutch:
Burgenlandkreis, Saksen-Anhalt, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Distrikto Burgenland, Saksio-Anhalto, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
کرتسشاو, زاکسن-آنهالت, آلمان
Finnish:
Burgenlandkreis, Saksi-Anhalt, Saksa
Georgian:
ბურგენლანდის რაიონი, საქსონია-ანჰალტი, გერმანია
Hebrew:
חבל בורגנלאנד, סקסוניה-אנהלט, גרמניה
Indonesian:
Burgenland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Jerman
Interlingue:
Burgenlandkreis, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Japanese:
ブルゲンラント郡, ザクセン=アンハルト州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бургенланд, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Macedonian:
Бургенланд, Саксонија-Анхалт, Германија
Malay:
Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Jerman
Norwegian:
Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Polish:
Powiat Burgenland, Saksonia-Anhalt, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Burgenlandkreis, Saxônia-Anhalt, Alemanha
Romanian:
Districtul Burgenland, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Burgenlandkreis, Saksen-Anhalt, Düütsklound
Swedish:
Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Бургенланд, Саксонія-Ангальт, Німеччина
Vietnamese:
Burgenland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Đức
Waray:
Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Alemanya
West Frisian:
Burgenlandkreis, Saksen-Anhalt, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
برگنلینڈکریس, سیکسنی آنہالٹ, جرمنی


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Mineral List

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7 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Amber'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: One singular find of well formed Chalcopyrite xls up to 1,4 mm.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Kuba Kornaga collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
'Manganese Oxides'
References:
Kuba Kornaga collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
References:
Kuba Kornaga collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Description: http://www.mindat.org/mesg-104-301684.html
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyropissite'
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Kuba Kornaga CollectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite ?2.CC.20NiS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Unclassified
'Amber'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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'Pyropissite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

There are 43 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences43
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Rupel333.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Borna - Zeitz541.3 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Muschelkalk1242 - 228 Ma (Triassic)
Muschelkalk - Jena - Schaumkalkbänke10247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nothosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosaurus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cymbospondylus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Shastasauridae : Cymbospondylus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Dugongidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Alnus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxodium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Taxodium33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Carpinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Carpinus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Litsea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Litsea33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Coleoptera
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Potamogeton
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Potamogetonaceae : Potamogeton33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Placodus gigas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontidae : Placodus : Placodus gigas247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Comptonia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Comptonia33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Myliobatis striatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis : Myliobatis striatus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Polycentropodidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Polycentropodidae41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Carpolithus
genus
Carpolithus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Raja heinzelini
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Rajidae : Raja : Raja heinzelini33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Doliovertebra fritschi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Doliovertebra : Doliovertebra fritschi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Phalarodon atavus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Mixosauridae : Phalarodon : Phalarodon atavus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Aculeata
unranked clade
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Aculeata41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Athrotaxis
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Taxodiaceae : Athrotaxis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ladinaticella striatocostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neritoina : Scalaneritinidae : Ladinaticella : Ladinaticella striatocostata242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Hydrocharis
genus
Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Liliopsida : Hydrocharis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Tholodus schmidi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Omphalosauridae : Tholodus : Tholodus schmidi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Rubus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rubus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Selaginella
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Selaginella33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Phoebe
genus
Phoebe33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Aphelocheirus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Aphelocheiridae : Aphelocheirus41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Zanthoxylum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Rutaceae : Zanthoxylum33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Anarosaurus heterodontus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Pachypleurosauridae : Anarosaurus : Anarosaurus heterodontus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgenlandkreis
Wikidata ID:Q6102
GeoNames ID:3302156

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