Gypsum Deposit, Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gypsum Deposit | Deposit |
Bad Dürkheim | Municipality |
Bad Dürkheim | District |
Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 27' 34'' North , 8° 10' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1980
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bad Dürkheim | 18,698 (2015) | 0.3km |
Wachenheim | 4,678 (2015) | 2.3km |
Kallstadt | 1,148 (2011) | 3.5km |
Forst | 840 (2018) | 4.0km |
Friedelsheim | 1,499 (2011) | 4.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
14813
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14813:6
GUID (UUID V4):
a82a9868-fc82-4696-82a0-bf002751da1b
Other Languages:
German:
Gipslagerstätte, Bad Dürkheim, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
During the construction works of the building of the "Kreisverwaltung" (Government offices, near the railway station) in Bad Dürkheim in summer 1980, large selenite crystals were recovered in a depth of 4 - 6 m. The gypsum occurred in clay layers of tertiary age.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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