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Biedenkopf, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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BiedenkopfTown
Marburg-BiedenkopfDistrict
Giessen RegionRegion
HesseCity-State
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View of the Biedenkopf mining and metallurgy area, in 1901.

Ludwig smelter, Biedenkopf, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Views of the Ludwigshütte metallurgy area, in 1899.

Ludwig smelter, Biedenkopf, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Biedenkopf13,788 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
217815
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217815:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Biedenkopf, Arrondissement de Marbourg-Biedenkopf, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Biedenkopf, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Biedenkopf, Circondario di Marburgo-Biedenkopf, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Биденкопф, Марбург-Биденкопф, Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
比登科普夫, 马尔堡-比登科普夫县, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Biedenkopf, Distrito de Marburg-Biedenkopf, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Arabic:
بيدنكوبف, هسن, ألمانيا
Cebuano:
Biedenkopf, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Dutch:
Biedenkopf, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Biedenkopf, Distrikto Marburg-Biedenkopf, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
بیدنکپف, ماربورگ-بیدنکپف, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Biedenkopf, Hessen, Németország
Japanese:
ビーデンコプフ, マールブルク=ビーデンコプフ郡, ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Биденкопф, Марбург-Биденкопф, Гессен, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Биденкопф, Гессен, Германия
Malay:
Biedenkopf, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Jerman
Polish:
Biedenkopf, Powiat Marburg-Biedenkopf, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Romanian:
Biedenkopf, Districtul Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Serbian:
Биденкопф, Округ Марбург-Биденкопф, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Biedenkopf, Okrug Marburg-Bidenkopf, Hessen, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
بیدنکپف, هسن, آلمان
Turkish:
Biedenkopf, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Біденкопф, Марбург-Біденкопф, Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Biedenkopf, Hessen, Germaniya
Volapük:
Biedenkopf, Hesän, Deutän
Waray:
Biedenkopf, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Alemanya


This area, near the north-eastern limit of the Lahn-Dill syncline, borders on the North Rhine-Westphalian part of the Siegerland, and contains the easternmost limits of the Siegerland iron (and other) ore mineralizations.

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19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ 'Cuproroméite'
Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Mercury1.AD.05Hg
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Cuproroméite'4.DH.20Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Hⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Oⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Cuⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ Native MercuryHg
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biedenkopf
Wikidata ID:Q552554
GeoNames ID:2949229

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