Provenite

Kautenbach Mine

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49.9144° N, 7.1264° E · ± 1 km

Galena from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Galena

Galena at Kautenbach Mine

Known for galena pseudomorphs after pyromorphite; the replacement material is catalogued as the variety plumbeine

Galena pseudomorph after pyromorphite with crystals to 3 cm.
Galena pseudomorph after pyromorphite with crystals to 3 cm.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Specimen in which galena has completely replaced pyromorphite crystals.
Specimen in which galena has completely replaced pyromorphite crystals.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gunmetal-gray galena pseudomorphs after barrel-shaped pyromorphite crystals on matrix, largest crystal 9 mm.
Gunmetal-gray galena pseudomorphs after barrel-shaped pyromorphite crystals on matrix, largest crystal 9 mm.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
PbS
Morphology
Pseudomorphs of galena after pyromorphite, preserving the barrel-shaped hexagonal outline
Typical size
Pseudomorph crystals from about 9 mm to 3 cm on photographed specimens
Color / luster
Gunmetal-gray metallic
Associated minerals
Pyromorphitefluorapatite
History
Old German classic; some specimens show only partial replacement of the pyromorphite

Sources: SRC-345 SRC-346

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Quartz vein with lead and copper ores in Devonian schists.
Type
Hydrothermal
Host rock
Devonian schist
Region
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country
Germany

Coordinates from the Mindat locality page (converted from degrees, minutes, seconds); the mine lies about 3.5 km east of Bernkastel-Kues.

Sources: SRC-345

Sources

  1. SRC-345 · Database
    Kautenbach Mine, Kautenbach, Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyMindat.org contributors · Hudson Institute of Mineralogy (Mindat.org)
  2. SRC-346 · Website
    Wikimedia Commons file pages Galena-180496.jpg, Galena-43667.jpg, Galena-Pyromorphite-122203.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photographer); dealer description · Wikimedia Commons

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