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Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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MünsterVillage
SeltersMunicipality
Limburg-WeilburgDistrict
Giessen RegionRegion
HesseCity-State
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04628860017272066678907.jpg
View of the Langhecke-Villmar iron mining area, in 1908.

Lindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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View of the Münster iron mining area, in 1970.

Lindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
04628860017272066678907.jpg
View of the Langhecke-Villmar iron mining area, in 1908.

Lindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
00599800017272066682562.jpg
View of the Münster iron mining area, in 1970.

Lindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
04628860017272066678907.jpg
View of the Langhecke-Villmar iron mining area, in 1908.

Lindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
00599800017272066682562.jpg
View of the Münster iron mining area, in 1970.

Lindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Eisenbach, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Type:
Village
Mindat Locality ID:
38486
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38486:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Münster, Selters, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland


Münster is a district of the municipality of Selters in the Limburg-Weilburg district in central Hesse.

Münster lies in the Laubusbach valley in the eastern Hintertaunus. On the edge of the town there is a local recreation area with a small lake, which is called Lago Alfredo after the former mayor Alfred Schösser, who had it created.

Münster borders the market town of Villmar in the west and north, as well as the two Villmar districts of Weyer and Langhecke. Further clockwise are Wolfenhausen, Haintchen, Eisenbach and Oberreichen. Forest areas, which are parts of adjoining larger forests, are found primarily on the edge of the district, so that only around a third of the Münster district is forested. The place itself is at an altitude of 220 to 235 meters, while the terrain in the northeast of the district rises to up to 330 meters.

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnster_(Selters)
Wikidata ID:Q1959128

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