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Kalkschacht, Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germanyi
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Kalkschacht- not defined -
Gelbe Birke MineMine
Beierfeld- not defined -
Grünhain-BeierfeldCity
ErzgebirgskreisDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 33' 9'' North , 12° 48' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.55256,12.80941
GRN:
N34E06
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Beierfeld4,069 (2018)1.9km
Schwarzenberg18,523 (2015)2.4km
Raschau4,085 (2015)2.9km
Grünhain2,602 (2015)3.1km
Bernsbach4,676 (2015)4.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
189745
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189745:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kalkschacht, Gelbe Birke Fundgrube, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Schwarzenberg, Revier Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland


A shaft on the southwest slope of Fürstenberg hill, which formed part of the Gelbe Birke sett. The workings are actually located across the boundary between Beierfeld and Waschleithe municipalities.

Famous for fluorite octahedra, scheelite in crystals to about 1 cm, epistilbite and hemimorphite with aurichalcite and some descloizite.

Note: Kalkschacht translates to 'lime shaft'

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
References:
Sebastian Möller
ⓘ Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
References:
Sebastian Möller
ⓘ Epistilbite
Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
References:
Sebastian Möller
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Sebastian Möller
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
References:
Sebastian Möller
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
References:
Sebastian Möller

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘDescloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘEpistilbite9.GD.45CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
VVanadium
Vⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)

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