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Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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GiessenDistrict
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Chabazite-Ca

Ganseburg, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Attenberg quarry, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Chabazite-Ca

Quarry Öhleberg, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Chabazite-Ca

Ganseburg, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Attenberg quarry, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Chabazite-Ca

Quarry Öhleberg, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Chabazite-Ca

Ganseburg, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Attenberg quarry, Großen-Buseck, Buseck, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Fernwald, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Rabenau, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Alten Buseck4,075 (2018)
Beuern2,250 (2015)
Trohe771 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
36205
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36205:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Buseck, Giessen, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Buseck, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Buseck, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Бузек, Гиссен, Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
布塞克, 吉森行政区, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Buseck, Región de Gießen, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Basque:
Buseck, Gießen, Gießen, Hessen, Alemania
Cebuano:
Buseck, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Dutch:
Buseck, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Buseck, Distriktaro Gießen, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
بوزک, گیسن, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Buseck, Hessen, Németország
Japanese:
ブーゼック, ギーセン県, ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бузек, Гисен, Гессен, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Бузек, Гессен, Германия
Malay:
Buseck, Gießen, Hesse, Jerman
Polish:
Buseck, Rejencja Gießen, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Romanian:
Buseck, Gießen, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Serbian:
Бузек, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Buseck, Hessen, Njemačka
Ukrainian:
Бузек, Гіссен, Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Buseck, Gießen, Hessen, Germaniya
Volapük:
Buseck, Hesän, Deutän
Waray:
Buseck, Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya


Buseck is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hessen, Germany. It is situated 7 km northeast of Gießen. The villages in this municipality include Großen-Buseck, Beuern, Alten-Buseck, Oppenrod, and Trohe. Großen-Buseck is the largest village, Trohe is the smallest.

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Chabazite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Faujasite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ⓘ 'Faujasite Subgroup'
Formula: M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Offretite
Formula: KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘChabazite-Ca9.GD.10(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘOffretite9.GD.25KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
ⓘFaujasite-Ca9.GD.30(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Faujasite Subgroup'-M3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Hⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Naⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Naⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Mgⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Alⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Siⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Siⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Faujasite SubgroupM3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Kⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Caⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Caⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buseck
Wikidata ID:Q180961
GeoNames ID:6553214

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