Talc mines, Wirsberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Talc mines | Group of Mines |
| Wirsberg | Municipality |
| Kulmbach District | District |
| Upper Franconia | Administrative District |
| Bavaria | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 11° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
72786
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72786:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e8abaf57-3e2e-4b7c-b014-930ff4ad28e5
Other Languages:
German:
Talkbergbaue, Wirsberg, Landkreis Kulmbach, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Ancient open cuts in talc schist, a major constituent of the rocks in the southwestern rim of the Münchberg complex.
Located north of Wirsberg, one near Neufang and another near Adlerhütte.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Talc var. Steatite Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Talc var. Steatite | 9.EC.05 | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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