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Bruche valley (Breuch valley), Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, Francei
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Bruche valley (Breuch valley)Valley
Bas-RhinDepartment
Grand EstRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~9km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
64860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64860:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alsace
Other Languages:
French:
Vallée de la Bruche, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France


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Mineral List

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

49 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Habit: All crystals are troncated with small {111} face
Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Nontronite ?
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Habit: prismatics crystals
Quartz var. Eisenkiesel
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
Xanthoconite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Colour: Orange-brown

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Xanthoconite2.GA.10Ag3AsS3
Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Galenobismutite2.JC.25ePbBi2S4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Eisenkiesel4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nontronite ?9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be PhenakiteBe2SiO4
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CerussitePbCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O PhenakiteBe2SiO4
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S DigeniteCu9S5
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S GalenaPbS
S GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S WitticheniteCu3BiS3
S XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2
Bi GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Bi TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Bi WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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