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Wolkenhügel Mine, Harz (Landkreis Göttingen), Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Wolkenhügel MineMine
Harz (Landkreis Göttingen)Unincorporated Area
Göttingen DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 40' 24'' North , 10° 28' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bad Lauterberg im Harz11,784 (2018)4.6km
Sankt Andreasberg2,037 (2015)5.0km
Wieda1,501 (2018)8.8km
Herzberg am Harz14,948 (2018)9.7km
Bad Sachsa8,244 (2018)10.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
6025
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6025:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Wolkenhügel, Harz , Landkreis Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


A baryte mine. Prior to 1837, it was worked mainly for copper ores.
Located 5.5 km north of Bad Lauterberg.
Mining ended on 11 June 2007.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


52 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Agardite'
Agardite-(Ce)
Formula: CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Cobaltite ?
Formula: CoAsS
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Lavendulan
Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganomelane'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ranciéite ?
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Rhabdophane-(La)
Formula: La(PO4) · H2O
Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Roscoelite
Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Todorokite ?
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Volborthite
Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Cobaltite ?2.EB.25CoAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Aikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Romanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Todorokite ?4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05(Ce4+,Th)O2
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Ranciéite ?4.FL.40(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Rhabdophane-(La)8.CJ.45La(PO4) · H2O
Lavendulan8.DG.05NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Agardite-(Ce)8.DL.15CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Volborthite8.FD.05Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Roscoelite9.EC.15KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Sericite
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Agardite'-
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Manganomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
H Rhabdophane-(La)La(PO4) · H2O
H Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
H RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
O Rhabdophane-(La)La(PO4) · H2O
O Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
O RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P Rhabdophane-(La)La(PO4) · H2O
SSulfur
S AikinitePbCuBiS3
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Ca Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
VVanadium
V RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
V VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Mn Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cu LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
YYttrium
Y Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
LaLanthanum
La Rhabdophane-(La)La(PO4) · H2O
CeCerium
Ce Agardite-(Ce)CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ce Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi AikinitePbCuBiS3
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2
ThThorium
Th Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2

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