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Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germanyi
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Ludwig Mine, Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Calcite

Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Lepidocrocite

Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Ludwig Mine, Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Calcite

Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Lepidocrocite

Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Ludwig Mine, Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Calcite

Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Rimbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Heddesbach, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Abtsteinach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Heiligkreuzsteinach, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mörlenbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Eberbach, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Oberzent, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Type:
Community
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wald-Michelbach11,720 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
32156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32156:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Wald-Michelbach, arrondissement de la Bergstraße, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Wald-Michelbach, Landkreis Bergstraße, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Wald-Michelbach, circondario della Bergstraße, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Вальд-Михельбах, Бергштрасе, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
瓦尔德-米歇尔巴, 贝格施特拉瑟县, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hesse, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesse, Duitsland
Aragonese:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesse, Alemanya
Asturian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Alemaña
Basque:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Alemania
Bavarian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessn, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Вальд-Міхельбах, Раён Бергштрасэ, Гесэн, Германія
Breton:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Alamagn
Catalan:
Wald-Michelbach, Districte de Bergstraße, Hessen, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Wald-Michelbach , Landkreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Alemanya
Chechen:
Вальд-Михельбах, Гессен, Германи
Corsican:
Wald-Michelbach, Assia, Germania
Croatian:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hessen, Njemačka
Czech:
Wald-Michelbach, Zemský okres Bergstraße, Hesensko, Německo
Danish:
Wald-Michelbach, Landkreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hessen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Wald-Michelbach, Distrikto Bergstraße, Hesio, Germanio
Estonian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
والد-مایشلباخ, برگ‌شتراسه, هسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Wald-Michelbach, Kreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesse, Alemagne
Friulian:
Wald-Michelbach, Assie, Gjermanie
Galician:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Alemaña
Hungarian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Németország
Icelandic:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Þýskaland
Ido:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesia, Germania
Indonesian:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hessen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Germania
Interlingue:
Wald-Michelbach, District Bergstraße, Hesse, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ヴァルト＝ミヒェルバッハ, ベルクシュトラーセ郡, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вальд-Михельбах, Бергштрасе, Гессен, Германия
Kongo:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Alemanyi
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hessen, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Вальд-Михельбах, Гессен, Германия
Ladin:
Wald-Michelbach, Landkreis Bergstraße
Ligurian:
Wald-Michelbach, Assia, Germania
Limburgian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesse, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wald-Michelbach, Kreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Wald-Michelbach, Alemaina
Malay:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hesse, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Wald-Michelbach, Jerman
Narom:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesse, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Wald-Michelbach, Assia, Germania
Norwegian:
Wald-Michelbach, Kreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Èssa, Alemanha
Pfaelzisch:
Wald-Mischlbach, Kreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Deutschland
Picard:
Wald-Michelbach, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Wald-Michelbach, Assia, Almagna
Polish:
Wald-Michelbach, Landkreis Bergstraße, Hesja, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstrasse, Hesse, Alemanha
Romanian:
Wald-Michelbach, Districtul Bergstraße, Hessa, Germania
Romansh:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Germania
Sardinian:
Wald-Michelbach, Germania
Scots:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesse, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Валд-Михелбах, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Girmania
Slovak:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesensko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Nemčija
Swahili:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesse, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Wald-Michelbach, Kreis Bergstraße, Hessen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Вальд-Михельбах, Hessen, Алмания
Ukrainian:
Вальд-Міхельбах, Бергштрасе, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hessen, Germaniya
Venetian:
Wald-Michelbach, Assia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hessen, Đức
Volapük:
Wald-Michelbach, Hesän, Deutän
Walloon:
Wald-Michelbach, Almagne
Waray:
Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Hessen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Wald-Michelbach, Hessen, Duutsland
Wolof:
Wald-Michelbach, Almaañ
Zulu:
Wald-Michelbach, IJalimani


In the area east and south of Wald-Michelbach, manganese oxide deposits in Zechstein dolomite were mined from around 1870 until the early 20th century. A few of the mines were still active during the first world war. The district produced a total of 165,962 tons of ore.

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Mineral List

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘRosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl
var. Aquamarine		9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wald-Michelbach
Wikidata ID:Q2541156
GeoNames ID:2814853

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References

Nickel, E., and Fettel, M. (1985): Odenwald. Sammlung geologischer Führer Vol. 65, 2nd ed., Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 231 pp.
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