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Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany

Alternative Names:	Al'tenau, Altenau, a er te nao, altnaw, Алтенау, Альтенау, آلتناو, 阿尔特瑙
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Region:	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Latitude:	51° 48' 4" N
Longitude:	10° 26' 29" E
Lat/Long (dec):	51.80113,10.44148
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	2,045 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:	2957880
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2957880:3
GUID:	ca75a018-af34-4938-924b-89af784bfb07

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Bergstadt Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 48' 14" N	10° 26' 48" E	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Oker pond, Bergstadt Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 55" N	10° 27' 42" E	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Silver smelter, Bergstadt Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 48' 52" N	10° 26' 15" E	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Diabasweg Quarry (Teerbau Quarry on Kehrzug), Hut valley, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 30" N	10° 25' 6" E	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Polstertal pond, Bergstadt Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 52" N	10° 24' 43" E	2.1km (1.3 miles)
Dammgraben ditch, Bergstadt Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 43" N	10° 28' 19" E	2.2km (1.4 miles)
St Lorenz Mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 27" N	10° 24' 36" E	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Charlotte Mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 51" N	10° 23' 37" E	3.3km (2.1 miles)
Haus Braunschweig Mine, Galgenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 48' 33" N	10° 22' 55" E	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Neufang Mine, Galgenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 48' 33" N	10° 22' 55" E	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Dorothea Landeskrone Mine, Galgenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 48' 33" N	10° 22' 55" E	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Gelbe Lilie mine (Neue Gelbe Lilie mine), Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 49' 54" N	10° 24' 2" E	4.4km (2.7 miles)
Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 49' 51" N	10° 23' 56" E	4.4km (2.7 miles)
Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 49' 55" N	10° 23' 55" E	4.5km (2.8 miles)
Huttaler Widerwaage adit, Harz (Landkreis Göttingen), Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 8" N	10° 22' 37" E	4.7km (2.9 miles)
Festenburg Mine (Festenburg adit), Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 49' 58" N	10° 22' 44" E	5.6km (3.5 miles)
Königin Marien-Schacht mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 47' 59" N	10° 21' 23" E	5.8km (3.6 miles)
Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken, Osterode am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 45' 23" N	10° 23' 19" E	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Kaiser Wilhelm II mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 48' 14" N	10° 20' 40" E	6.7km (4.2 miles)
Sonnenberg, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 45' 40" N	10° 30' 51" E	6.7km (4.2 miles)
Große Romke slag locality, Oker valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 51' 26" N	10° 28' 46" E	6.8km (4.2 miles)
Huneberg Quarry, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 50' 52" N	10° 30' 21" E	6.8km (4.2 miles)
Spitzenberg Mines, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 50' 21" N	10° 31' 20" E	7.0km (4.3 miles)
Romke valley, Oker valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 51' 24" N	10° 29' 26" E	7.0km (4.4 miles)
Kahlenberg district, Zellerfeld veins, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 50' 23" N	10° 21' 21" E	7.3km (4.5 miles)
Oderteich reservoir, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 46' 15" N	10° 32' 15" E	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Ring und Silberschnur mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 49' 2" N	10° 19' 45" E	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Braune Lilier Schacht mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 48' 20" N	10° 19' 26" E	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Kleines Drecktal slag locality, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 52' 30" N	10° 26' 47" E	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Oker valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	51° 52' 23" N	10° 28' 30" E	8.3km (5.2 miles)

View of the Clausthal lead-zinc-silver mining area, in 1908.

Huttaler Widerwaage adit, Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View into the Quarry

Huneberg Quarry, Harz, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Quarry

Huneberg Quarry, Harz, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Clausthal lead-zinc-silver mining area, in 1908.

Huttaler Widerwaage adit, Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View into the Quarry

Huneberg Quarry, Harz, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Quarry

Huneberg Quarry, Harz, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View of the Clausthal lead-zinc-silver mining area, in 1908.

Huttaler Widerwaage adit, Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany

View into the Quarry

Huneberg Quarry, Harz, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 8.3 km)

ⓘ Acanthite

ⓘ Actinolite

ⓘ Adamite

ⓘ var: Copper-bearing Adamite

ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'

ⓘ Clausthalite (TL)

ⓘ var: Silver-bearing Galena

ⓘ Gedrite

ⓘ Gersdorffite

ⓘ Gibbsite

ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

ⓘ Schulenbergite (TL)

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ Theisite

ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca

ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

ⓘ Tiemannite (TL)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 8.3 km)

ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ 'Greywacke'

ⓘ Slag

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Germany	Country
Harz Mountains, Germany	Mountain Range
Lower Saxony, Germany	State
Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	District
Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany	City

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Niedersachsen, Goslar	86.9.211.0.0.0
Germany, Niedersachsen, Goslar, Clausthal-Zellerfeld	86.9.211.2904.0.0
Germany, Niedersachsen, Goslar, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Clausthal-Zellerfeld	86.9.211.2904.5236.0

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