Schmitten adit, Schmittenzug mine, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Schmitten adit | Adit (Tourist Attraction) |
Schmittenzug mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Niederhausen | Municipality |
Rüdesheim | Collective Municipality |
Bad Kreuznach | District |
Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 47' 25'' North , 7° 46' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Adit (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Niederhausen | 615 (2011) | 1.1km |
Oberhausen | 472 (2018) | 1.7km |
Schloßböckelheim | 395 (2011) | 2.5km |
Feilbingert | 1,739 (2011) | 2.9km |
Hüffelsheim | 1,305 (2016) | 3.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36216
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36216:1
GUID (UUID V4):
64b648e1-7b98-4767-8a33-1ab10a7feeb7
Other Languages:
German:
Schmittenstollen, Grube Schmittenzug, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Adit of ancient mercury mine, abandoned in 1939 and re-opened as a visitor's mine in 1976 (Schmittenstollen). Quartz-porphyry with Hg minerals in its clefts.
Located 1 km south of Niederhausen and about 8 km SW of Bad Kreuznach.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg |
ⓘ Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Description: Metatorbernite was discovered in Geiskammer mine (G. Dreyer, Mitt. Pollichia (3), 20, 113-136) but not reported from Schmittenzug mine. |
ⓘ Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Description: Metazeunerite was discovered in Geiskammer mine (G. Dreyer, Mitt. Pollichia (3), 20, 113-136) but not reported from Schmittenzug mine. |
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Metatorbernite ? | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Metazeunerite ? | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
U | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Germany
- Hunsrück mountainsMountain Range
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Bad Kreuznach
- Lemberg mining districtMining District
- Bad Kreuznach
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