Provenite

Ohliger Zug Mine, Biersdorf

MineClosedDraft data

50.7477° N, 7.9555° E · ± 10 km

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

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Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite at Ohliger Zug Mine, Biersdorf

Rhodochrosite from the Ohliger Zug Mine at Biersdorf, Siegerland.
Rhodochrosite from the Ohliger Zug Mine at Biersdorf, Siegerland.
Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Close-up of rhodochrosite from the Ohliger Zug Mine, field of view 1 cm.
Close-up of rhodochrosite from the Ohliger Zug Mine, field of view 1 cm.
Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite specimen from the Ohliger Zug Mine, field of view 6 x 5 cm.
Rhodochrosite specimen from the Ohliger Zug Mine, field of view 6 x 5 cm.
Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Small crystals
Typical size
Specimen about 6 x 5 cm
Color / luster
Pink
Availability
No longer available

Sources: SRC-949

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Iron ore vein of the Siegerland ore district.
Type
Hydrothermal
Region
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country
Germany

Coordinates are those of Biersdorf village (German Wikipedia), one of whose three mines was Ohliger Zug; village-level placement.

Sources: SRC-937

Sources

  1. SRC-937 · Website
    Biersdorf (Daaden)Wikipedia contributors · Wikipedia (German)
  2. SRC-949 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-234986.jpgLeon Hupperichs · 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.