Waldgrehweiler mercury mine, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Waldgrehweiler mercury mine | Mine |
Waldgrehweiler | Municipality |
Nordpfälzer Land | Collective Municipality |
Donnersbergkreis | 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:
~3km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
292035
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:292035:4
GUID (UUID V4):
bf2e4671-aca8-4402-9a3d-1749c551a265
Other Languages:
German:
Quecksilbergrube von Waldgrehweiler, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
A former mercury mine described by von Beroldingen (1788) which is interesting due to the occurrence of silver amalgam. Unfortunately the position of this long abandoned mine is not known today.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam Formula: (Ag,Hg) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver var. Native Amalgam | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Hg) |
ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Ag | |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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