Soapstone quarry (incl. Marienstollen), Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Soapstone quarry (incl. Marienstollen) | Quarry |
Grötschenreuth | Village |
Erbendorf | Town |
Tirschenreuth District | District |
Upper Palatinate | Administrative District |
Bavaria | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 51' 24'' North , 12° 1' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Erbendorf | 5,364 (2013) | 2.1km |
Krummennaab | 1,675 (2011) | 5.5km |
Friedenfels | 1,352 (2017) | 5.7km |
Pullenreuth | 1,902 (2011) | 8.8km |
Berg | 7,472 (2013) | 9.2km |
Other Languages:
German:
Specksteinbruch (einschl. Marienstollen), Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Landkreis Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, Bayern, Deutschland
A quarry in talc schist with intercalated amphibolite schist and inclusions of serpentinite. The deposit was worked in the past from an adit (locally known as Marienstollen) and later from a quarry, which has been abandoned in 2004.
Located on the south slope of Föhrenbühl mountain, east of Grötschenreuth. Note that this area is a nature reserve where collecting is prohibited.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Reference: Gümbel, K.W. (1868): Geognostische Beschreibung des Königreichs Bayern, part 2: Geognostische Beschreibung des Ostbayerischen Grenzgebirges. Justus Perthes (Gotha), pp. 361-368 |
ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Gümbel, K.W. (1868): Geognostische Beschreibung des Königreichs Bayern, part 2: Geognostische Beschreibung des Ostbayerischen Grenzgebirges. Justus Perthes (Gotha), pp. 361-368 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Schulze, G. (1883): Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 35, 433-460 |
ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Reference: Gümbel, K.W. (1868): Geognostische Beschreibung des Königreichs Bayern, part 2: Geognostische Beschreibung des Ostbayerischen Grenzgebirges. Justus Perthes (Gotha), pp. 361-368 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Gümbel, K.W. (1868): Geognostische Beschreibung des Königreichs Bayern, part 2: Geognostische Beschreibung des Ostbayerischen Grenzgebirges. Justus Perthes (Gotha), pp. 361-368 |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: Gümbel, K.W. (1868): Geognostische Beschreibung des Königreichs Bayern, part 2: Geognostische Beschreibung des Ostbayerischen Grenzgebirges. Justus Perthes (Gotha), pp. 361-368; Schulze, G. (1883): Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 35, 433-460 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gümbel, K.W. (1868): Geognostische Beschreibung des Königreichs Bayern, part 2: Geognostische Beschreibung des Ostbayerischen Grenzgebirges. Justus Perthes (Gotha), pp. 367-368 (in German).
Schulze, G. (1883): Die Serpentine von Erbendorf in der bayerischen Ober-Pfalz. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 35, 433-460 (in German).
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Soapstone quarry, Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany