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Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germanyi
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View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, ca. 1880.

Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, ca. 1880.

Güte Gottes Mine, Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, in May 1994.

Güte Gottes Mine, Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, ca. 1880.

Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, ca. 1880.

Güte Gottes Mine, Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, in May 1994.

Güte Gottes Mine, Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
08379430015917430685804.jpg
View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, ca. 1880.

Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
07178640015917419367926.jpg
View of the Scharfenberg silver mining area, ca. 1880.

Güte Gottes Mine, Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 7' 7'' North , 13° 30' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
286148
Long-form identifier:
1:2:286148:0
GUID (UUID V4):
93eb36be-57bc-4648-af9f-ce60a5bd3fb2


Old silver mining.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Colour: Sky blue, colourless, pale brown
Reference: Stuber, J. (1891) XXXI. Cölestin von Scharfenberg in Sachsen. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 19 (1), 437. doi:10.1524/zkri.1891.19.1.437; L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: L. Baumann, E. Kuschka, Th. Seifert: "Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges", Enke (Stuttgart), 2000

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CelestineSrSO4
O QuartzSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O SideriteFeCO3
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S PyriteFeS2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S AcanthiteAg2S
S GalenaPbS
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

References

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Balthasar Renckewitz (1745): Entwurf oder Bergmännische Nachrichten von dem Bergwercke zu Scharffenberg, und dessen Gebäuden, so wohl von den alten, als wo ietzo gebauet …. Leipzig, xx pp.
H. Müller (1854): Ueber den Scharfenberger Bergbau und dessen Wiederaufnahme. Jahrbuch für den Berg- und Hüttenmann auf das Jahr 1854. Freiberg o. J. (1854), 235–268.
Heinrich Zinkeisen (1890): Über die Erzgänge von Güte Gottes zu Scharfenberg. In: Jahrbuch für das Berg- und Hüttenwesen im Königreiche Sachsen auf das Jahr 1890, 40–64.
Cornelius Gurlitt (1923): Scharfenberg. In: Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen. 41. Heft: Amtshauptmannschaft Meißen-Land. C. C. Meinhold, Dresden 1923, p. 448.
Werner Barth (1963): 800 Jahre Scharfenberger Silberbergbau. Meißner Heimat, Sonderheft 2, 24–36.
Holger Sickmann (1998): Der historische Silberbergbau zu Scharfenberg. Scharfenberger Heimatblätter. Heimatkundliche Informationen 3. O. J. (1998), 6–17.
Yves Hoffmann (2006): Scharfenberg und der Scharfenberger Silberbergbau im Mittelalter. Mitteilungen des Freiberger Altertumsvereins 98, 15–38.

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