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Silberloch Mine (Silberloch vein), Orschwiller, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, Francei
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Silberloch Mine (Silberloch vein)Mine
OrschwillerCommune
Sélestat-ErsteinArrondissement
Bas-RhinDepartment
Grand EstRegion
FranceCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
122556
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122556:6
GUID (UUID V4):
7383ef2b-fb8a-4b01-b18b-3dd6338bb582
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alsace
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mine du Silberloch (Filon du Silberloch), Orschwiller, Sélestat (Schlettstadt), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France


Ancient lead mine, started in 1527 and abandoned a few years after. Around 1850, the deposit was re-worked for lead, silver and china clay for a short period of time. The mine worked two lead- and zinc-bearing veins, consisting of brecciated quartz, baryte and fluorite, formed by hydrothermal deposition in NE-SW trending fractures of the Vosges fault zone. The host rocks are strongly silicified, as is typical for the contact zone between the Vosges granites and the sediments of the basement.

Located near Orschwiller, about 12 km NE of Ribeauvillé (in Departement Haut-Rhin). The site of this mine is now landscaped.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Creedite
Formula: Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Creedite3.CG.15Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Al CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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