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Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germanyi
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Felsendome RabensteinMine (Tourist Attraction)
RabensteinSuburb
ChemnitzCity
SaxonyState
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03617810017272269546700.jpg
View of the Rabenstein marble quarrying area, in 1962.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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Rabensteiner Felsendome marble mine underground view, ca. 1938.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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Rabensteiner Felsendome marble mine underground view, ca. 1938.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
03617810017272269546700.jpg
View of the Rabenstein marble quarrying area, in 1962.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
07597110017272269545476.jpg
Rabensteiner Felsendome marble mine underground view, ca. 1938.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
02095590017272269559862.jpg
Rabensteiner Felsendome marble mine underground view, ca. 1938.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
03617810017272269546700.jpg
View of the Rabenstein marble quarrying area, in 1962.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
07597110017272269545476.jpg
Rabensteiner Felsendome marble mine underground view, ca. 1938.

Felsendome Rabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 50' 11'' North , 12° 50' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wittgensdorf4,440 (2015)5.5km
Chemnitz247,220 (2018)6.1km
Limbach-Oberfrohna27,056 (2015)6.2km
Neukirchen7,517 (2017)6.6km
Hilbersdorf1,500 (2017)7.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
156252
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156252:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Niederrabenstein
Name(s) in local language(s):
Niederrabenstein, Rabenstein, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Deutschland


Abandoned quarry in calcite marble (folded and embedded in hornblende schists).
Length of marble unit is ca. 300 m, depth about 35 m.

First mentioned in 1375. Active as a quarry until ca. 1835. Underground mining until 1908. In 1936 transformed into an underground tourist mine by Willy Reinhardt, at that time called "Rabensteiner unterirdische Felsendome", today called "Felsendome Rabenstein".

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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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