Provenite

Wolf Mine (Grube Wolf), Herdorf

MineClosedDraft data

50.7750° N, 7.9660° E · ± 1 km

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

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Minerals found here

Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite at Wolf Mine (Grube Wolf), Herdorf

Close-up of pink rhodochrosite crystals from the Wolf Mine at Herdorf, field of view 13 mm.
Close-up of pink rhodochrosite crystals from the Wolf Mine at Herdorf, field of view 13 mm.
Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Small pink rhodochrosite crystals from the Wolf Mine, Siegerland, field of view 10 mm.
Small pink rhodochrosite crystals from the Wolf Mine, Siegerland, field of view 10 mm.
Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite crystal group from the Wolf Mine, Herdorf, field of view 12 mm.
Rhodochrosite crystal group from the Wolf Mine, Herdorf, field of view 12 mm.
Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Rhodochrosite on matrix from the Wolf Mine, Herdorf, field of view 15 mm.
Rhodochrosite on matrix from the Wolf Mine, Herdorf, field of view 15 mm.
Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Small crystals and crystal groups on matrix
Typical size
Millimetre-sized crystals (photographed fields of view 10-15 mm)
Color / luster
Pink
Associated minerals
Siderite
Availability
No longer available
History
The mine became known beyond Germany for rare minerals including rose-coloured rhodochrosite

Sources: SRC-860 SRC-862

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Siderite (iron spar) vein deposit of the Siegerland iron ore district.
Type
Hydrothermal
Region
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country
Germany

Coordinates from the German Wikipedia article. Iron ore (siderite, limonite) mine; production ended in 1958 and the mine was closed in the early 1960s.

Sources: SRC-860

Sources

  1. SRC-860 · Website
    Grube WolfWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia (German)
  2. SRC-862 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-222839.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.