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Schmitten adit, Schmittenzug mine, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Schmitten aditAdit (Tourist Attraction)
Schmittenzug mineMine (Abandoned)
NiederhausenMunicipality
RüdesheimCollective Municipality
Bad KreuznachDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 47' 25'' North , 7° 46' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Adit (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Niederhausen615 (2011)1.1km
Oberhausen472 (2018)1.7km
Schloßböckelheim395 (2011)2.5km
Feilbingert1,739 (2011)2.9km
Hüffelsheim1,305 (2016)3.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
36216
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36216:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Schmittenstollen, Grube Schmittenzug, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Adit of ancient mercury mine, abandoned in 1939 and re-opened as a visitor's mine in 1976 (Schmittenstollen). Quartz-porphyry with Hg minerals in its clefts.

Located 1 km south of Niederhausen and about 8 km SW of Bad Kreuznach.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Metatorbernite was discovered in Geiskammer mine (G. Dreyer, Mitt. Pollichia (3), 20, 113-136) but not reported from Schmittenzug mine.
Metazeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Metazeunerite was discovered in Geiskammer mine (G. Dreyer, Mitt. Pollichia (3), 20, 113-136) but not reported from Schmittenzug mine.
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Metatorbernite ?8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Metazeunerite ?8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Unclassified
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O HematiteFe2O3
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
PPhosphorus
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CinnabarHgS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
AsArsenic
As MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg Native MercuryHg
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

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