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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 29' 54'' North , 8° 11' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
298.9 ± 0.15 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
32540
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32540:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Lierbachtal, Oppenau, Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland


Outcrops of a Permian quartz porphyry with chalcedony and agate inclusions.

Located in the Lierbach valley, a few km NE of Oppenau and about 8-10 km SE of Oberkirch.

The coordinates mark the center of the Lierbach valley, not the precise locality. The Mineralienatlas page lists several sublocalities.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
ⓘ 'Thunder Egg'
References:
Franz Zoll collectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Thunder Egg'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
SrStrontium
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lierbach
Wikidata ID:Q896295

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