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Franz-August Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Franz-August MineMine
St AndreasbergTown
BraunlageMunicipality
Goslar DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° North , 10° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
6012
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6012:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Franz-August, Sankt Andreasberg, Braunlage, Landkreis Goslar, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


Located west of St Andreasberg

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Gmelinite-Na
Formula: Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Pyrostilpnite
Formula: Ag3SbS3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Pyrostilpnite2.GA.10Ag3SbS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 9 - Silicates
Gmelinite-Na9.GD.05Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Gmelinite-NaNa4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O
OOxygen
O Gmelinite-NaNa4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na Gmelinite-NaNa4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O
AlAluminium
Al Gmelinite-NaNa4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O
SiSilicon
Si Gmelinite-NaNa4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O
SSulfur
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
CuCopper
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
AsArsenic
As LöllingiteFeAs2
AgSilver
Ag PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
PbLead
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Germany

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