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Potzberg mercury mining district, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Potzberg mercury mining districtMining District
KuselDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
15201
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15201:4
GUID (UUID V4):
95c3dbca-b3d2-4793-adbb-41b47d8274f0
Other Languages:
German:
Potzberg, Landkreis Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Cebuano:
Potzberg, Kusel , Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Dutch:
Potzberg, Kusel, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Potzberg, Kusel, Rejnlando-Palatinato, Germanio


Ancient mercury mining area (in the 18th and 19th centuries), centred around Potzberg ('Potz hill') (562 m).

Most of the mines in this mining district belong to the Kusel-Altenglan collective municipality, but a few also to the Oberes Glantal collective municipality.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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

15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calomel
Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Mercury
Formula: Hg
Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Petroleum'
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Calomel3.AA.30[Hg2]2+Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-
'Petroleum'-
'var. Bitumen'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O QuartzSiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CinnabarHgS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MetacinnabarHgS
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg MercuryHg
Hg Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Hg MetacinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potzberg
Wikidata ID:Q2106639

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