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Bendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Bendisberg MineMine
St Jost- not defined -
LangenfeldMunicipality
VordereifelCollective Municipality
Mayen-KoblenzDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 21' 38'' North , 7° 6' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Virneburg427 (2011)1.8km
Langenfeld761 (2017)1.9km
Acht106 (2011)2.6km
Arft295 (2011)2.8km
Luxem298 (2016)3.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
109177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109177:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Bendisberg, St Jost, Langenfeld, Verbandsgemeinde Vordereifel, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Old Pb Zn Cu Ag-mine owned by the Belgian company Vieille-Montagne from 1915-2005.

The mine, which closed in 1957, worked several lead- and zinc-bearing quartz-siderite veins hosted by lower Devonian schists.
Located 2 km south of Langenfeld and 9 km NW of Mayen.

Now it's a tourist mine, opened in 2011.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


46 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
β“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
β“˜ Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
β“˜ Namuwite
Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
β“˜ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Ramsbeckite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
β“˜ Schulenbergite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
β“˜ Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
β“˜ 'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Polydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Delafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
β“˜Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O
β“˜Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Namuwite7.DD.50Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Ramsbeckite7.DD.60(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Schulenbergite7.DD.80(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 Β· 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Oβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Oβ“˜ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Sβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Sβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Native SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feβ“˜ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Niβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ Native CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cuβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Cuβ“˜ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Cuβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Znβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Znβ“˜ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Znβ“˜ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Znβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ MiniumPb3O4
Pbβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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