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Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germanyi
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FrohburgTown
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Views of the Frohburg dolomite quarrying area, in 1913.

Frohburg dolomite quarry, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Frohburg lignite mining area, in 1926.

Frohburg lignite mine, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Frohburg7,983 (2015)
Other Languages:
German:
Frohburg, Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland


Frohburg is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km northeast of Altenburg, and 34 km southeast of Leipzig. It includes the village of Flößberg and the town Kohren-Sahlis

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

Detailed Mineral List:

Kleberite (TL)
Formula: FeTi6O11(OH)5
Type Locality:
Reference: Grey, I.E. and Steinike, K. (2012): Kleberite, IMA 2012-023, CNMNC Newsletter No. 14, October 2012, p.1283, Mineralogical Magazine 76, 1281-1288; Grey, I. E., Steinike, K. and MacRae, C. M. (2013): Kleberite, Fe3+Ti6O11(OH)5, a new ilmenite alteration product, from Königshain, northeast Germany. Mineralogical Magazine 77, 45-55.
Pseudorutile
Formula: Fe2Ti3O9
Reference: H.-J. Bautsch, G. Rohde, P. Sedlacek & A. Zedler (1978) Kleberit – ein neues Eisen-Titan-Oxidmineral aus tertiären Sanden. Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften 6, 661-671.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977
Quartz var. Agate
Reference: H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Reference: H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977
Quartz var. Jasper
Reference: H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Kleberite (TL)4.CB.25FeTi6O11(OH)5
Pseudorutile4.CB.25Fe2Ti3O9
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
OOxygen
O KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
TiTitanium
Ti KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
Ti PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
FeIron
Fe KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
Fe PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed254 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Zechstein1259.9 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Schizodus schlotheimi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : Schizodus : Schizodus schlotheimi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frohburg
Wikidata ID:Q10763
GeoNames ID:6550852

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