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Arme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germanyi
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Arme Hilfe MineMine (Abandoned)
UllersreuthVillage
HirschbergMunicipality
Saale-Orla DistrictDistrict
ThuringiaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 25' 18'' North , 11° 48' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Töpen1,175 (2017)5.6km
Berg2,544 (2012)5.7km
Tanna4,193 (2015)8.7km
Köditz2,721 (2011)10.2km
Lichtenberg1,184 (2013)10.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
1922
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1922:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Arme Hilfe, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thüringen, Deutschland


Ancient iron and copper Mine, closed in 1899.
Located 3 km N of Hirschberg.

Note: Ullersreuth is not in Saxony (as given in many references).

Note on the "liroconite" reported in the old literature:

It was originally reported by Breithaupt, A. (1841): Vollständiges Handbuch der Mineralogie, Bd. 2, Dresden und Leipzig, p. 158, who later, however, noted that this was a wrong identification and that the sample was in fact "Tagilite" (= Pseudomalachite): Breithaupt, A. (1865): Mineralogische Studien. 3. Tagilit. Berg- und hüttenmännische Zeitung 24, 309-312.

A SXRD study of an old sample in the collection of the Natural History Museum, Vienna has confirmed this (U. Kolitsch).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


36 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
ⓘ Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Bismutite (TL)
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Type Locality:
ⓘ Bismutoferrite
Formula: Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chalcosiderite
Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Clinobisvanite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
ⓘ Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Globosite'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘ Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Liroconite
Formula: Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Description: See text of locality file.
ⓘ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Mixite
Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘ Mogánite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Mrázekite
Formula: Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Namibite
Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
ⓘ Preisingerite
Formula: Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
ⓘ Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ⓘ Pucherite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDjurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘBismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘMogánite4.DA.20SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘLithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘBismutite (TL)5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
ⓘBeyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘLangite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘPosnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
ⓘCarbonatecyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPucherite8.AD.40Bi(VO4)
ⓘClinobisvanite8.AD.65Bi(VO4)
ⓘLibethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
ⓘNamibite8.BB.50Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
ⓘPseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ⓘPreisingerite8.BO.10Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘBeraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘChalcosiderite8.DD.15CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘLiroconite ?8.DF.20Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
ⓘMrázekite8.DJ.40Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘDufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘMixite8.DL.15BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘBismutoferrite9.ED.25Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Globosite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hⓘ MrázekiteBi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Hⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hⓘ PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Hⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
LiLithium
Liⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Cⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Cⓘ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Oⓘ BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Oⓘ BismiteBi2O3
Oⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oⓘ MogániteSiO2
Oⓘ MrázekiteBi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oⓘ PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Oⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Oⓘ PucheriteBi(VO4)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Alⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ MogániteSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Pⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ MrázekiteBi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O
Pⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Caⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
Vⓘ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Vⓘ PucheriteBi(VO4)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Feⓘ BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Feⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cuⓘ LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ MrázekiteBi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O
Cuⓘ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Cuⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O
Asⓘ MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Asⓘ PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Biⓘ BismutoferriteFe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Biⓘ BismiteBi2O3
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Biⓘ ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
Biⓘ MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Biⓘ MrázekiteBi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O
Biⓘ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Biⓘ PreisingeriteBi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Biⓘ PucheriteBi(VO4)

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