Diethensdorf Quarry, Diethensdorf, ClauΓnitz, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Diethensdorf Quarry | Quarry |
| Diethensdorf | Quarter |
| ClauΓnitz | Municipality |
| Mittelsachsen | District |
| Saxony | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 56' 45'' North , 12° 50' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Taura | 2,609 (2014) | 3.4km |
| ClauΓnitz | 3,505 (2014) | 3.4km |
| BurgstΓ€dt | 12,477 (2015) | 4.3km |
| Hartmannsdorf | 4,732 (2016) | 5.8km |
| Lunzenau | 5,138 (2016) | 6.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
20123
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20123:1
GUID (UUID V4):
df4b3d02-4677-48cd-95a7-f632fcc8a83c
Name(s) in local language(s):
Steinbruch Diethensdorf, Markersdorf, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Deutschland
A pegmatite in the Saxonian granulite massif.
Rich mineralization with Nb/Ti phases: W/Sc-rich ferrocolumbite, niobian rutile, rutile and pseudorutile.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| β Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| β Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| β 'Chrysoprase' |
| β Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 References: |
| β Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Jasper' |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Millerite Formula: NiS |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| β 'Parachrysotile' |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β Pseudorutile Formula: Fe2Ti3O9 Description: Intergrown with ferrocolumbite and rutile. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 References: |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Pseudorutile | 4.CB.25 | Fe2Ti3O9 |
| β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| β | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O |
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
| β | Anorthite var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| β | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Parachrysotile' | - | |
| β | 'Jasper' | - | |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Chrysoprase' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| β | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Pseudorutile | Fe2Ti3O9 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Millerite | NiS |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Pseudorutile | Fe2Ti3O9 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pseudorutile | Fe2Ti3O9 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Millerite | NiS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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