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Wäschegrund Quarry, St Andreasberg Mining District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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View of the St Andreasberg silver mining area, in 1913.

Wäschegrund Quarry, St Andreasberg Mining District, Lower Saxony, Germany
06674370016694861072353.jpg
View of the St Andreasberg silver mining area, in 1913.

Wäschegrund Quarry, St Andreasberg Mining District, Lower Saxony, Germany
06674370016694861072353.jpg
View of the St Andreasberg silver mining area, in 1913.

Wäschegrund Quarry, St Andreasberg Mining District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 41' 52'' North , 10° 30' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sankt Andreasberg2,037 (2015)1.4km
Braunlage5,159 (2015)7.5km
Bad Lauterberg im Harz11,784 (2018)7.8km
Wieda1,501 (2018)8.8km
Zorge1,230 (2018)11.0km
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch Wäschegrund, Revier St. Andreasberg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


Abandoned diabase quarry. Located 1.5 km south of St Andreasberg.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Weiss, S. (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas, Deutschland West. Weise Verlag, München, 320 pages.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Weiss, S. (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas, Deutschland West. Weise Verlag, München, 320 pages.
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Reference: Weiss, S. (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas, Deutschland West. Weise Verlag, München, 320 pages.
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Reference: Weiss, S. (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas, Deutschland West. Weise Verlag, München, 320 pages.
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Reference: Weiss, S. (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas, Deutschland West. Weise Verlag, München, 320 pages.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Weiss, S. (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas, Deutschland West. Weise Verlag, München, 320 pages.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Weiss, S. (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas, Deutschland West. Weise Verlag, München, 320 pages.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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