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Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Otterbach-OtterbergCollective Municipality
KaiserslauternDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Otterberg5,215 (2015)
Otterbach4,087 (2017)
Niederkirchen2,067 (2011)
Katzweiler1,727 (2011)
Mehlbach1,193 (2011)
OlsbrΓΌcken1,187 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
233955
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233955:2
GUID (UUID V4):
48da096c-6e07-45cb-a904-580263fed55b
Other Languages:
German:
Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterberg, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Otterberg. It was formed on 1 July 2014 by the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Otterbach and Otterberg.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

24 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
β“˜ Dreyerite (TL)
Formula: Bi(VO4)
Type Locality:
Habit: tabular crystals or radial crystal aggregates
Colour: yellowish
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ 'Grossular-Hibschite Series'
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Julgoldite-(Fe2+)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
β“˜ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
β“˜ 'Pectolite-M2abc'
Formula: NaCa2[HSi3O9]
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
β“˜ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Agate
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Jasper
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Gypsum
var. Selenite
7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Dreyerite (TL)8.AD.35Bi(VO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Julgoldite-(Fe2+)9.BG.20Ca2Fe2+Fe3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
β“˜Pumpellyite-(Mg)9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
β“˜Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) Β· 8H2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Pectolite-M2abc'-NaCa2[HSi3O9]
β“˜'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
β“˜'Grossular-Hibschite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Julgoldite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Fe23+[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Pectolite-M2abcNaCa2[HSi3O9]
Hβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Hβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BismiteBi2O3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ DreyeriteBi(VO4)
Oβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Julgoldite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Fe23+[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Pectolite-M2abcNaCa2[HSi3O9]
Oβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ Pectolite-M2abcNaCa2[HSi3O9]
Naβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Alβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ Julgoldite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Fe23+[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ Pectolite-M2abcNaCa2[HSi3O9]
Siβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kβ“˜ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Julgoldite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Fe23+[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ Pectolite-M2abcNaCa2[HSi3O9]
Caβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Caβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vβ“˜ DreyeriteBi(VO4)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Julgoldite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Fe23+[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismiteBi2O3
Biβ“˜ DreyeriteBi(VO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Meisenheim3298.9 - 290.1 Ma (Paleozoic)
Rotliegend - Meisenheim5298.9 - 295 Ma (Paleozoic)
Rotliegend - Meisenheim - M61298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Apateon pedestris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Branchiosauridae : Apateon : Apateon pedestris298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Glanochthon angusta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Glanochthon : Glanochthon angusta298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Sclerocephalus haeuseri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Sclerocephalus : Sclerocephalus haeuseri298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Batropetes niederkirchensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Microsauria : Brachystelechidae : Batropetes : Batropetes niederkirchensis298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Melanerpeton humbergense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Branchiosauridae : Melanerpeton : Melanerpeton humbergense298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Apateon caducus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Branchiosauridae : Apateon : Apateon caducus298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otterbach-Otterberg
Wikidata ID:Q2514006

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