Silberwiese mine, Oberlahr, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silberwiese mine | Mine |
| Oberlahr | Municipality |
| Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld | Collective Municipality |
| Altenkirchen | District |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 37' 32'' North , 7° 30' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Burglahr | 538 (2011) | 1.0km |
| Oberlahr | 749 (2011) | 1.1km |
| Eichen | 616 (2011) | 2.4km |
| Bürdenbach | 577 (2011) | 2.6km |
| Peterslahr | 331 (2016) | 2.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4414
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4414:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a63ebef2-1ba8-4239-8141-8f1dc79a5b20
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Silberwiese, Oberlahr, Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Iron mine (with very minor copper ore), first mentioned in 1795. Consolidated with the Harzberg mine in the 19th century. Worked until 1941.
Extensive dumps exist.
The name literally means 'silver meadow'.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Emplectite Formula: CuBiS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Heteromorphite ? Formula: Pb7Sb8S19 Description: Reported in the old literature. Reinhardt (2012) writes that modern studies could never confirm the mineral. |
| ⓘ Jamesonite ? Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 Description: Reported in the old literature. Reinhardt (2012) writes that modern studies could never confirm the mineral. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Semseyite Formula: Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn) Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S References: |
| ⓘ Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Tetrahedrite-(Zn) | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Emplectite | 2.HA.05 | CuBiS2 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite ? | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Heteromorphite ? | 2.HC.10c | Pb7Sb8S19 |
| ⓘ | Semseyite | 2.HC.10d | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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