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Silberwiese mine, Oberlahr, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Silberwiese mineMine
OberlahrMunicipality
Altenkirchen-FlammersfeldCollective Municipality
AltenkirchenDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 37' 32'' North , 7° 30' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Burglahr538 (2011)1.0km
Oberlahr749 (2011)1.1km
Eichen616 (2011)2.4km
Bürdenbach577 (2011)2.6km
Peterslahr331 (2016)2.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
4414
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4414:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Silberwiese, Oberlahr, Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Iron mine (with very minor copper ore), first mentioned in 1795. Consolidated with the Harzberg mine in the 19th century. Worked until 1941.
Extensive dumps exist.

The name literally means 'silver meadow'.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Heteromorphite ?
Formula: Pb7Sb8S19
Description: Reported in the old literature. Reinhardt (2012) writes that modern studies could never confirm the mineral.
Jamesonite ?
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Description: Reported in the old literature. Reinhardt (2012) writes that modern studies could never confirm the mineral.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Jamesonite ?2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Heteromorphite ?2.HC.10cPb7Sb8S19
Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O ValentiniteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S GalenaPbS
S HeteromorphitePb7Sb8S19
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S PyriteFeS2
S SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb HeteromorphitePb7Sb8S19
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
Sb Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HeteromorphitePb7Sb8S19
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
BiBismuth
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2

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