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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 44' 27'' North , 10° 31' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rotterode854 (2015)3.8km
Altersbach569 (2011)4.6km
Unterschönau626 (2015)5.0km
Steinbach-Hallenberg5,053 (2015)5.8km
Springstille612 (2012)6.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
6004
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6004:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Rinderberg, Struth-Helmershof, Floh-Seligenthal, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen, Deutschland


Located about 5 km ENE of Schmalkalden.

Loose boulders.

NOTE: Nature Reserve - collecting prohibited.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Germany

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