Provenite

Louise Mine (Grube Louise), Bürdenbach

MineClosedDraft data

50.6033° N, 7.5067° E · ± 1 km

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

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Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite at Louise Mine (Grube Louise), Bürdenbach

A rare rhodochrosite specimen from the Louise Mine at Bürdenbach, Westerwald.
A rare rhodochrosite specimen from the Louise Mine at Bürdenbach, Westerwald.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite on matrix from the Louise Mine, Wied iron spar district.
Rhodochrosite on matrix from the Louise Mine, Wied iron spar district.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Typical size
Specimen about 8.5 cm
Color / luster
Pink
Associated minerals
Siderite
Availability
No longer available
History
Rhodochrosite is listed among the rare minerals of the mine

Sources: SRC-915 SRC-927

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Iron ore vein of the Horhausen vein system (siderite and limonite).
Type
Hydrothermal
Region
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country
Germany

Coordinates from the German Wikipedia article. Mined for limonite and later siderite; operations ended in 1930.

Sources: SRC-915

Sources

  1. SRC-915 · Website
    Grube LouiseWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia (German)
  2. SRC-927 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-57438.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.