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Oberlahr, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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OberlahrMunicipality
Altenkirchen-FlammersfeldCollective Municipality
AltenkirchenDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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PlacePopulation
Oberlahr749 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
29498
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29498:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Oberlahr, Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


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Mineral List

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21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Heteromorphite ?
Formula: Pb7Sb8S19
Description: Reported in the old literature. Reinhardt (2012) writes that modern studies could never confirm the mineral.
ⓘ Jamesonite ?
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Description: Reported in the old literature. Reinhardt (2012) writes that modern studies could never confirm the mineral.
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
ⓘ 'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘTetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ⓘEmplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
ⓘJamesonite ?2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘHeteromorphite ?2.HC.10cPb7Sb8S19
ⓘSemseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ HeteromorphitePb7Sb8S19
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ HeteromorphitePb7Sb8S19
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbⓘ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ HeteromorphitePb7Sb8S19
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbⓘ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
BiBismuth
Biⓘ EmplectiteCuBiS2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed408 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed411 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Waeringoscorpio westerwaldensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Labriscorpionidae : Labriscorpio : Waeringoscorpio westerwaldensis410.8 - 407.6 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlahr
Wikidata ID:Q642119
GeoNames ID:2859996

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