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Brummerjan Mine, Zorge, Walkenried, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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Brummerjan MineMine
ZorgeVillage
WalkenriedMunicipality
Göttingen DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 38' 28'' North , 10° 36' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zorge1,230 (2018)1.7km
Wieda1,501 (2018)2.0km
Walkenried2,485 (2018)6.5km
Bad Sachsa8,244 (2018)6.5km
Ellrich6,423 (2016)7.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
21505
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21505:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Brummerjan, Zorge, Walkenried, Landkreis Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


Ancient iron mine, working a selenium-rich hematite deposit.

Located on Waschkopf mountain, 1.5 km NW of Zorge and about 7 km NE of Bad Sachsa.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Athabascaite
Formula: Cu5Se4
ⓘ Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
References:
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Crookesite
Formula: Cu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
ⓘ Eucairite
Formula: AgCuSe
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Klockmannite
Formula: CuSe
ⓘ Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
ⓘ Sabatierite
Formula: TlCu6Se4
ⓘ Stibiopalladinite ?
Formula: Pd5Sb2
ⓘ Tiemannite
Formula: HgSe
ⓘ Umangite
Formula: Cu3Se2
ⓘ 'Zorgite'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibiopalladinite ?2.AC.20aPd5Sb2
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘBerzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
ⓘAthabascaite2.BA.25Cu5Se4
ⓘUmangite2.BA.25Cu3Se2
ⓘEucairite2.BA.50AgCuSe
ⓘNaumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
ⓘSabatierite2.BD.45TlCu6Se4
ⓘCrookesite2.BD.50Cu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
ⓘKlockmannite2.CA.05bCuSe
ⓘTiemannite2.CB.05aHgSe
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘClausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Zorgite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Cuⓘ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Cuⓘ EucairiteAgCuSe
Cuⓘ KlockmanniteCuSe
Cuⓘ SabatieriteTlCu6Se4
Cuⓘ UmangiteCu3Se2
SeSelenium
Seⓘ AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Seⓘ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Seⓘ CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Seⓘ EucairiteAgCuSe
Seⓘ KlockmanniteCuSe
Seⓘ NaumanniteAg2Se
Seⓘ SabatieriteTlCu6Se4
Seⓘ TiemanniteHgSe
Seⓘ UmangiteCu3Se2
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
AgSilver
Agⓘ CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Agⓘ EucairiteAgCuSe
Agⓘ NaumanniteAg2Se
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ TiemanniteHgSe
TlThallium
Tlⓘ CrookesiteCu7(Tl, Ag)Se4
Tlⓘ SabatieriteTlCu6Se4
PbLead
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe

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