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Aspach, Wintzenheim, Fecht valley (Munster valley), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

Latitude: 48°3'12"N
Longitude: 7°14'56"E
Aspach, Wintzenheim, Vallée de la Fecht (Vallée de Munster), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

Ancient copper mines, working a group N-S to NNW-SSE trending quartz-baryte veins hosted in the contact zone of a white mica granite with lower Carbonian schists and greywackes. The granite in the vicinity of the veins is strongly altered and disseminated by aplite veins with black tourmaline and adularia.
The age of the mines is unknown. They certainly were worked during the 16th century, but probably started much earlier.

Ref.:
- J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994

Mineral List

Baryte
Chalcopyrite
Cuprite
var: Chalcotrichite

Emplectite
Hematite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Mixite
Quartz
Tennantite
'Tourmaline'


10 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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