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Glücksstern Mine, Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Glücksstern MineMine
Gottlob HillHill
FriedrichrodaTown
Gotha DistrictRural District
ThuringiaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 51' 6'' North , 10° 34' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Friedrichroda5,492 (2015)0.7km
Finsterbergen1,457 (2015)2.4km
Ernstroda1,044 (2015)3.9km
Tabarz4,192 (2017)4.6km
Waltershausen11,445 (2015)5.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
798
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:798:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Glücksstern, Gottlob, Friedrichroda, Landkreis Gotha, Thüringen, Deutschland


Ancient iron and manganese mine, closed in 1855.
Located on Gottlob hill, about 1 km SE of Friedrichroda.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


22 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Adelite
Formula: CaMg(AsO4)(OH)
Adelite var. Vanadium-bearing Adelite
Formula: CaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Crednerite (TL)
Formula: Cu+Mn3+O2
Type Locality:
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gottlobite (TL)
Formula: CaMg(VO4)(OH)
Type Locality:
Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Plumbogottlobite (TL)
Formula: PbMg(VO4)(OH)
Type Locality:
'Psilomelane'
Pyrobelonite
Formula: PbMn2+(VO4)(OH)
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Tangeite
Formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Description: Palache, et al, Dana's System, 7th. edition, Volume II considers this the type locality.
Vésigniéite (TL)
Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Type Locality:
Description: Co-type locality for this mineral
Volborthite
Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
'Wad'
Wakefieldite-(La) (TL)
Formula: La(VO4)
Type Locality:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Crednerite (TL)4.AB.05Cu+Mn3+O2
Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Wakefieldite-(La) (TL)8.AD.35La(VO4)
Plumbogottlobite (TL)8.BH.PbMg(VO4)(OH)
Adelite8.BH.35CaMg(AsO4)(OH)
Tangeite8.BH.35CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Gottlobite (TL)8.BH.35CaMg(VO4)(OH)
Adelite
var. Vanadium-bearing Adelite
8.BH.35CaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
Pyrobelonite8.BH.40PbMn2+(VO4)(OH)
Vésigniéite (TL)8.BH.45BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Volborthite8.FD.05Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)
H TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
H VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
H VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
H GottlobiteCaMg(VO4)(OH)
H Adelite var. Vanadium-bearing AdeliteCaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
H PlumbogottlobitePbMg(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CredneriteCu+Mn3+O2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
O VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
O VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
O GottlobiteCaMg(VO4)(OH)
O Adelite var. Vanadium-bearing AdeliteCaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
O Wakefieldite-(La)La(VO4)
O PlumbogottlobitePbMg(VO4)(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg GottlobiteCaMg(VO4)(OH)
Mg Adelite var. Vanadium-bearing AdeliteCaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
Mg PlumbogottlobitePbMg(VO4)(OH)
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Ca GottlobiteCaMg(VO4)(OH)
Ca Adelite var. Vanadium-bearing AdeliteCaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
VVanadium
V PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)
V TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
V VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
V VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
V GottlobiteCaMg(VO4)(OH)
V Adelite var. Vanadium-bearing AdeliteCaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
V Wakefieldite-(La)La(VO4)
V PlumbogottlobitePbMg(VO4)(OH)
MnManganese
Mn Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mn CredneriteCu+Mn3+O2
Mn HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mn PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu CredneriteCu+Mn3+O2
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Cu VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
AsArsenic
As AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)
As Adelite var. Vanadium-bearing AdeliteCaMg([As,V]O4)(OH)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
LaLanthanum
La Wakefieldite-(La)La(VO4)
PbLead
Pb PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)
Pb PlumbogottlobitePbMg(VO4)(OH)

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