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Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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Limburg-WeilburgDistrict
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Mindat Locality ID:
340932
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:340932:2
GUID (UUID V4):
64b71b81-5470-4082-ac7c-83944fb6b917
Other Languages:
French:
Selters, Arrondissement de Limbourg-Weilbourg, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Selters, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Selters , Circondario di Limburg-Weilburg, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Зельтерс, Лимбург-Вайльбург , Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
塞尔特斯, 林堡-魏尔堡县, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Selters , Distrito de Limburg-Weilburg, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Selters, Hesse, Duitsland
Aragonese:
Selters , Hesse, Alemanya
Asturian:
Selters , Hessen, Alemaña
Basque:
Selters, Gießen, Hessen, Alemania
Bavarian:
Selters , Hessn, Deitschland
Breton:
Selters , Hessen, Alamagn
Catalan:
Selters , Regió de Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Selters , Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Chechen:
Зельтерс , Гессен, Германи
Corsican:
Selters , Assia, Germania
Croatian:
Selters , Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Njemačka
Czech:
Selters , Vládní obvod Gießen, Hesensko, Německo
Danish:
Selters , Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Selters, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Selters , Hessen, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Selters, Distrikto Limburg-Weilburg, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Estonian:
Selters , Gießeni ringkond, Hessen, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
زلترس , لیمبرگ-وایلبورگ, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Selters , Gießenin hallintopiiri, Hessen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Selters , Hesse, Alemagne
Friulian:
Selters , Assie, Gjermanie
Galician:
Selters , Rexión de Gießen, Hessen, Alemaña
Hungarian:
Selters , Hessen, Németország
Icelandic:
Selters , Hessen, Þýskaland
Ido:
Selters , Hesia, Germania
Indonesian:
Selters , Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Selters , Hessen, Germania
Interlingue:
Selters , Subdistrict Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Selters , Hessen, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ゼルタース , ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Зельтерс, Лимбург-Вайльбург , Гессен, Германия
Kongo:
Selters , Hessen, Alemanyi
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Selters , Hessen, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Зельтерс, Гессен, Германия
Ligurian:
Selters , Assia, Germania
Limburgian:
Selters , Hesse, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Selters , Regerungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Selters , Landkrees Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezierk Gießen, Hessen, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Selters , Alemaina
Malay:
Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Selters , Jerman
Narom:
Selters , Hesse, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Selters , Assia, Germania
Norwegian:
Selters , Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Selters , Regionen Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Selters , Èssa, Alemanha
Picard:
Selters , Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Selters , Assia, Almagna
Polish:
Selters, Powiat Limburg-Weilburg, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Selters, Limburgo-Veilburgo, Gießen, Hesse, Alemanha
Romanian:
Selters, Districtul Limburg-Weilburg, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Romansh:
Selters , Hessen, Germania
Sardinian:
Selters , Germania
Scots:
Selters , Hesse, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Selters , Hessen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Зелтерс, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Selters, Hessen, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Selters , Hessen, Girmania
Slovak:
Selters , Gießen, Hesensko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Selters , Hessen, Nemčija
Swahili:
Selters , Hesse, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Selters , Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Зельтерс , Hessen, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
塞爾特爾斯, 希燊, 德國
Ukrainian:
Зельтерс, Лімбург-Вайльбург , Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Selters, Limburg-Weilburg , Hessen, Germaniya
Venetian:
Selters , Gießen, Assia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Selters , Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Đức
Volapük:
Selters, Hesän, Deutän
Walloon:
Selters , Almagne
Waray:
Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Selters , Hessen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Selters , Hessen, Duutsland
Wolof:
Selters , Almaañ
Zulu:
Selters , IJalimani


Selters (Taunus) is a municipality north of Bad Camberg in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.

The greater part of the Selters municipal area with the centres of Niederselters, Eisenbach, Münster and Haintchen lies in the area of the Eastern Hintertaunus north of the Taunus' main ridge, at elevations from 170 to 500 m. In terms of natural environments, the main centre, Niederselters, also belongs to the southeastern part of the Limburg Basin giving it a connection to the valley landscape of the Lahn. The fracture zone opening here into the basin from the south, the Idsteiner Senke (hollow), is locally known along the Emsbach, which empties into the Lahn, by the name Goldener Grund (“Golden Ground”), a reference to the favourable climate and fruitful soil (loess). The northern part of the community around Münster belongs geologically to the Lahn Basin, which is known for its mineral wealth from the Middle Devonian. Of special importance here was iron ore mining. The nearest towns are Bad Camberg (5 km to the south) and Limburg (15 km to the northwest).

Selters borders in the north on the communities of Villmar and Weilmünster (both in Limburg-Weilburg), in the east on the community of Weilrod (Hochtaunuskreis), in the south on the town of Bad Camberg, in the southwest on the community of Hünfelden, and in the west on the community of Brechen (all three in Limburg-Weilburg).

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

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Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Copper
Formula: Cu
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyrilovite
Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Description: SEM-EDS by Joy Desor
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hinsdalite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Kintoreite
Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pattersonite (TL)
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O
Type Locality:
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Susannite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tennantite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
Tinnunculite
Formula: C5H4N4O3 · 2H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena
var. Silver-bearing Galena
2.CD.10PbS with Ag
2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Tennantite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Susannite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hinsdalite8.BL.05PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Kintoreite8.BL.10PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pattersonite (TL)8.BL.25PbFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Cyrilovite8.DL.10NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
Tinnunculite10.CA.65C5H4N4O3 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H PattersonitePbFe33+(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O
H TinnunculiteC5H4N4O3 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C TinnunculiteC5H4N4O3 · 2H2O
NNitrogen
N TinnunculiteC5H4N4O3 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CupriteCu2O
O CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O PattersonitePbFe33+(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O
O TinnunculiteC5H4N4O3 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Na CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
P HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P PattersonitePbFe33+(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S PyriteFeS2
S SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
S Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe PattersonitePbFe33+(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
AsArsenic
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As Tennantite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S
AgSilver
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Pb PattersonitePbFe33+(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O

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Wikidata ID:Q625884
GeoNames ID:3208126

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