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Elisabeth mine, Föckelberg, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Elisabeth mineMine
FöckelbergMunicipality
Kusel-AltenglanCollective Municipality
KuselDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 31' 59'' North , 7° 29' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Föckelberg400 (2015)1.2km
Niederstaufenbach290 (2011)1.2km
Oberstaufenbach272 (2017)2.0km
Bosenbach846 (2017)2.4km
Altenglan3,048 (2011)3.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
407764
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:407764:3
GUID (UUID V4):
6b322ef1-4b94-40dd-95e6-79e368d1002d


A former mercury mine, working from 1771 until around 1860.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O HematiteFe2O3
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CinnabarHgS
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS

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Germany

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