Geisberg Quarry, Schweighausen, Schuttertal, Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 13' 59'' North , 7° 59' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Schuttertal | 3,343 (2011) | 4.8km |
| Hofstetten | 1,661 (2017) | 6.3km |
| Steinach | 3,924 (2011) | 8.7km |
| Elzach | 7,088 (2013) | 9.0km |
| Seelbach | 5,278 (2017) | 9.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
17434
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17434:4
GUID (UUID V4):
8780b209-a58d-43f4-a507-db5fcf12a72b
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch am Geisberg, Schweighausen, Schuttertal, Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Disused quarry (abandoned in 1957) on the western slope of Geisberg mountain, located 2.5 km NNE of Schweighausen. Siliceous tuffs and quartz-porphyry with agate inclusions.
GPS coordinates are approximate.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Nacrite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Nacrite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Permian : 280 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
| Geologic Time | Rocks, Minerals and Events | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phanerozoic | |||||||
| Paleozoic | |||||||
| Permian | |||||||
| Cisuralian |
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