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Herrenberg Mine, Verlautenheide, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Herrenberg MineMine
Verlautenheide- not defined -
AachenDistrict
CologneAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 47' 26'' North , 6° 9' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Würselen37,074 (2015)3.5km
Stolberg58,874 (2018)5.0km
Aachen265,208 (2014)5.6km
Breinigerberg971 (2015)8.2km
Eschweiler55,778 (2015)8.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Vieille Montagne HeritageKelmis / La Calamine, Belgium14km
Mindat Locality ID:
13837
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13837:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Herrenberg, Verlautenheide, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland


An ancient lead mine, of which an overgrown dump remains.
Located between Nirm and Verlautenheide, about 5 km east of Aachen.

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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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