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Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Point 8.0Quarry (Backfilled)
BorsteinMountain
ReichenbachVillage
Lautertal (Odenwald)Municipality
BergstraßeDistrict
DarmstadtRegion
HesseCity-State
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 42' 45'' North , 8° 41' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Backfilled) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zwingenberg7,082 (2015)5.4km
Bensheim39,439 (2015)5.7km
Seeheim-Jugenheim16,395 (2011)6.2km
Lützelbach7,321 (2015)6.8km
Alsbach-Hähnlein9,300 (2015)6.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
4428
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4428:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Fundpunkt 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Landkreis Bergstraße, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland


Abandoned quartz quarry, located about 250 m SW of Borstein cliff. Now backfilled and recultivated.

Hydrothermal mineralization in a silicified baryte vein supported by diorite with intercalated metamorphic blocks.

Coordinates are copied from the Mineralienatlas website (see link below).

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Mineral List


32 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bayldonite
Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
ⓘ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chenevixite
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
ⓘ Churchite-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4) · 2H2O
ⓘ Clinobisvanite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
ⓘ Cornubite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gartrellite
Formula: PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Heyite
Formula: Pb5Fe2+2(VO4)2O4
ⓘ Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Medenbachite (TL)
Formula: Bi2Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)2O(OH)3
Type Locality:
ⓘ Mixite
Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
References:
ⓘ Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Preisingerite
Formula: Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
ⓘ Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ⓘ Pucherite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
✪ Reichenbachite (TL)
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Type Locality:
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