König David Altväter Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germanyi
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König David Altväter Mine | Mine |
Kleinrückerswalde | Suburb |
Annaberg-Buchholz | Town |
Erzgebirgskreis | District |
Saxony | State |
Germany | Country |
König David Altväter Mine, Annaberg mining district, Saxony, Germany
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 34' 12'' North , 13° 0' 37'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
223912
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:223912:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b9bc7988-b96b-46fb-93e6-1ff076ca4624
Name(s) in local language(s):
König David Altväter Fundgrube, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Revier Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland
A very old mine, first worked around 1510 for silver. Around 1685, it was restarted and worked intermittently until 1799, producing silver, cobalt and minor tin ores. Since 1794, it was consolidated with the Getreue Nachbarschaft and Hoffnung Gottes mines.
The mine worked on the following veins:
- Altväter Flacher
- König David Flacher
- Vater Abraham Morgengang
The workings included the Altväter adit (Altväter Stolln) and Altväter deep adit (Tiefer Altväter Stolln).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- Ore MountainsMountain Range
Germany
- Saxony
- Annaberg mining districtMining District
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