Königsberg mining district, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Königsberg mining district | Mining District |
| Lauterecken-Wolfstein | Collective Municipality |
| Kusel | District |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
15185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15185:7
GUID (UUID V4):
08c917e4-3d91-4853-8818-3f1ae68086d9
Other Languages:
German:
Königsberg , Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Landkreis Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Cebuano:
Königsberg, Kusel , Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Esperanto:
Königsberg, Kusel, Rejnlando-Palatinato, Germanio
Mercury (and baryte, iron ore) mining area centred on Königsberg, a hill 1 km SW of Wolfstein.
Also a prospect on a subeconomic uranium mineralisation (Hohe Buche).
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: |
| ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Localities: |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Localities: |
| ✪ Corderoite Formula: Hg2+3S2Cl2 Habit: Cubic Colour: Light brown, brown, black |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Heinrichite Formula: Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 References: |
| ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI References: |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: |
| ⓘ Lepidocrocite Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg Localities: |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Metazeunerite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Moschellandsbergite Formula: Ag2Hg3 References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' References: |
| ⓘ Phosphuranylite Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Eisenkiesel Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam Formula: (Ag,Hg) |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg) Formula: Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite' Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O References: |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ 'Wad' Localities: |
| ⓘ Zeunerite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver var. Native Amalgam | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Hg) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Ag | |
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| ⓘ | Moschellandsbergite | 1.AD.15d | Ag2Hg3 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Corderoite | 2.FC.15a | Hg2+3S2Cl2 |
| ⓘ | Tetrahedrite-(Hg) | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| ⓘ | '' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Eisenkiesel | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Heinrichite | 8.EB.05 | Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Zeunerite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Metazeunerite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Phosphuranylite | 8.EC.10 | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Heinrichite | Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Heinrichite | Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Eisenkiesel | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Eisenkiesel | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Corderoite | Hg32+S2Cl2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Corderoite | Hg32+S2Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Heinrichite | Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| As | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Ag | ⓘ Moschellandsbergite | Ag2Hg3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Heinrichite | Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Corderoite | Hg32+S2Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Moschellandsbergite | Ag2Hg3 |
| Hg | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13 |
| Hg | ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Heinrichite | Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg_(North_Palatine_Uplands) |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1796272 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2885930 |
Localities in this Region
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Kusel
- Lauterecken-Wolfstein
- Hinzweiler
- Wolfstein
- Lauterecken-Wolfstein
- Kusel
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Königsberg mining district, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany