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Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germanyi
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SchneckensteinHamlet
TannenbergsthalVillage
MuldenhammerMunicipality
VogtlandkreisDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 24' 51'' North , 12° 26' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tannenbergsthal1,536 (2015)2.6km
Hammerbrücke1,395 (2015)3.2km
Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz893 (2015)5.9km
Bublava334 (2018)6.1km
Klingenthal9,132 (2017)6.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
397392
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:397392:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen, Deutschland


Schneckenstein is a part of Tannenbergsthal in the Vogtland community of Muldenhammer in Saxony. The village is located about 500 meters west of the Schneckenstein cliff at an altitude of about 860 meters. The settlement was built between 1948/49 and 1953 by the SAG Wismut.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

39 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chalcosiderite
Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Chalcosiderite var. Alumo-chalcosiderite
Formula: Cu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
'Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series'
Chenevixite
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Description: only EDS-analysed (no XRD)
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
'Clay minerals'
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Description: could also be posnjakite (not X-rayed)
Liskeardite
Formula: [(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
References:
Andrew Hodgson collection.Identification: Visual Identification
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Habit: Long to short prismatic crystals.
Colour: Light to dark yellow, brown, green, colourless.
Topaz var. Pyknite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Vochtenite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
References:
Walpurgite
Formula: (BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile
var. Ilmenorutile
4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
4.DB.05TiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Chenevixite8.DD.05Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Chalcosiderite8.DD.15CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Chalcosiderite
var. Alumo-chalcosiderite
8.DD.15Cu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Liskeardite8.DF.10[(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Walpurgite8.EA.05(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Vochtenite8.EB.30(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
var. Pyknite9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Clay minerals'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H Liskeardite[(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H Vochtenite(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
H Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H Chalcosiderite var. Alumo-chalcosideriteCu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
H Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Topaz var. PykniteAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CupriteCu2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O Liskeardite[(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O TenoriteCuO
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O Vochtenite(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
O Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Chalcosiderite var. Alumo-chalcosideriteCu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
O Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Topaz var. PykniteAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Topaz var. PykniteAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Vochtenite(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
AlAluminium
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Liskeardite[(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al Chalcosiderite var. Alumo-chalcosideriteCu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Al Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Topaz var. PykniteAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Topaz var. PykniteAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P Vochtenite(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P Chalcosiderite var. Alumo-chalcosideriteCu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
P Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Ti Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Liskeardite[(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe Vochtenite(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
Fe Chalcosiderite var. Alumo-chalcosideriteCu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Fe Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu Chalcosiderite var. Alumo-chalcosideriteCu(Fe,Al)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Cu Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As Liskeardite[(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
SeSelenium
Se ClausthalitePbSe
NbNiobium
Nb Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb ClausthalitePbSe
BiBismuth
Bi Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U Vochtenite(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH) · 12-13H2O
U Walpurgite(BiO)4(UO2)(AsO4)2 · 2H2O

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