Gypsum pit, Thannwiller, Wintzfelden, Guebwiller, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France i
Regional Level Types
Gypsum pit Pit
Thannwiller Hamlet
Wintzfelden - not defined -
Guebwiller Commune
Thann-Guebwiller Arrondissement
Haut-Rhin Department
Grand Est Region
France Country

Regional Level Types
Gypsum pit	Pit
Thannwiller	Hamlet
Wintzfelden	- not defined -
Guebwiller	Commune
Thann-Guebwiller	Arrondissement
Haut-Rhin	Department
Grand Est	Region
France	Country

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Pit

Mindat Locality ID:

122604

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:122604:4

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Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Alsace

Name(s) in local language(s):

Mine de gypse, Wintzfelden, Rouffach, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

Gypsum banks in Keuper marls, quarried from 1860 to 1890.
There are still two large excavations left of these workings at Thannwiller near Wintzfelden.

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ⓘ Gypsum

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Hohl, Jean-Luc (1994) Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien. Ed. du Rhin.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

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References

Hohl, Jean-Luc (1994) Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien. Ed. du Rhin.

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