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Kropfmรผhl, Hauzenberg, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kropfmรผhl | Town |
| Hauzenberg | Municipality |
| Passau District | District |
| Lower Bavaria | Administrative Region |
| Bavaria | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 37' 24'' North , 13° 39' 25'' East
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Kropfmรผhl, Revier Kropfmรผhl-Untergriesbach, Untergriesbach, Niederbayern, Bayern, Deutschland
Kropfmรผhl is a place in the Germannsdorf district and belongs to the town of Hauzenberg in the Passau district. Kropfmรผhl is 25 km from Passau and 5 km from Hauzenberg.
Graphite (Hauzenberger graphite) has been mined in Kropfmรผhl since 1870, with one interruption. Funding was stopped in 2005. However, the mine was maintained in such a condition that, according to the operator, graphite production could be resumed within six months if the world market price rose to such an extent that operations were profitable again.
In the summer of 2012, graphite mining was resumed after seven years. In 2008 Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (Amsterdam) took over the majority of what was then Graphit Kropfmรผhl AG, and the company was completely taken over in 2012.
The graphite mine is also open to visitors. The company produces silicon and graphite. Silicon is used in the chemical, aluminium, semiconductor and solar cell industries. Graphites are, among other things, used in lubricants, as carbon brushes in electric motors and in the chemical industry, for example for thermal insulation and energy saving programs.
Graphite (Hauzenberger graphite) has been mined in Kropfmรผhl since 1870, with one interruption. Funding was stopped in 2005. However, the mine was maintained in such a condition that, according to the operator, graphite production could be resumed within six months if the world market price rose to such an extent that operations were profitable again.
In the summer of 2012, graphite mining was resumed after seven years. In 2008 Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (Amsterdam) took over the majority of what was then Graphit Kropfmรผhl AG, and the company was completely taken over in 2012.
The graphite mine is also open to visitors. The company produces silicon and graphite. Silicon is used in the chemical, aluminium, semiconductor and solar cell industries. Graphites are, among other things, used in lubricants, as carbon brushes in electric motors and in the chemical industry, for example for thermal insulation and energy saving programs.
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| โ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| โ 'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite' Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| โ Anthophyllite Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| โ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| โ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| โ 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| โ 'Axinite Group' |
| โ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| โ 'Chabazite' |
| โ Chondrodite Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2 References: |
| โ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| โ Clinohumite Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| โ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| โ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| โ Devilline Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| โ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| โ Ettringite Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| โ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| โ Forsterite Formula: Mg2(SiO4) |
| โ Glaucocerinite ? Formula: (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O |
| โ Graphite Formula: C |
| โ Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| โ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| โ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ 'Scapolite' |
| โ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| โ Strรคtlingite Formula: Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| โ Thorianite Formula: ThO2 |
| โ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| โ Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| โ Vermiculite var. Batavite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| โ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| โ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| โ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| โ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| โ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| โ | Thorianite | 4.DL.05 | ThO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| โ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 ยท 7H2O |
| โ | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 ยท 2H2O |
| โ | Devilline | 7.DD.30 | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 ยท 3H2O |
| โ | Glaucocerinite ? | 7.DD.35 | (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 ยท nH2O |
| โ | Ettringite | 7.DG.15 | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 ยท 26H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 ยท 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| โ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2(SiO4) |
| โ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| โ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| โ | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| โ | Clinohumite | 9.AF.55 | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| โ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | โปMg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| โ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 ยท nH2O |
| โ | Vermiculite var. Batavite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 ยท 8H2O |
| โ | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 ยท 8H2O | |
| โ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| โ | Strรคtlingite | 9.EG.25 | Ca2Al2SiO7 ยท 8H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| โ | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O20]X ยท 8H2O |
| โ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| โ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| โ | 'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite' | - | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| โ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| โ | 'Axinite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | โ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| H | โ Vermiculite var. Batavite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | โ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | โ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | โ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | โ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| H | โ Glaucocerinite | (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O |
| H | โ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Strรคtlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| H | โ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | โ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | โ Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| O | โ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | โ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| O | โ Vermiculite var. Batavite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | โ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| O | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| O | โ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | โ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | โ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | โ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| O | โ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| O | โ Glaucocerinite | (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O |
| O | โ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | โ Strรคtlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| O | โ Thorianite | ThO2 |
| O | โ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | โ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | โ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | โ Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| F | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| F | โ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | โ Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | โ Vermiculite var. Batavite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Mg | โ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Mg | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | โ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Mg | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | โ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | โ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Vermiculite var. Batavite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Al | โ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | โ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Al | โ Glaucocerinite | (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O |
| Al | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | โ Strรคtlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Al | โ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Al | โ Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | โ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O |
| Si | โ Vermiculite var. Batavite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Si | โ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | โ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Si | โ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Si | โ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | โ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Si | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Strรคtlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Si | โ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | โ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Si | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | โ Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | โ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | โ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | โ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| S | โ Glaucocerinite | (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O |
| S | โ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | โ Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Ca | โ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Ca | โ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | โ Strรคtlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Ca | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Vermiculite var. Batavite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Fe | โ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | โ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | โ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | โ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | โ Glaucocerinite | (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | โ Thorianite | ThO2 |
| Th | โ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
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| Wikipedia: | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kropfm%C3%BChl |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1790026 |
Localities in this Region
- Bavaria
- Lower Bavaria
- Passau District
- Hauzenberg
- Kropfmรผhl
- Hauzenberg
- Passau District
- Lower Bavaria
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian ForestMountain Range
- Bohemian MassifMassif
Germany
- Bavaria
- Lower Bavaria
- Passau District
- Kropfmรผhl-Untergriesbach graphite mining districtMining District
- Passau District
- Lower Bavaria
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Kropfmรผhl Mine, Kropfmรผhl, Hauzenberg, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany