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Rammersbach Valley, Fellering, Thur Valley (Thann Valley), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

(Vallon du Rammersbach, Fellering, Vallée de la Thur (Vallée de Thann), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France)

Ancient iron mines, dating back to the 19th century.
The mines were working the gossan zones of a quartz veins hosted by porphyritic granites. The minerals, mainly goethite, were irregularly distributed. The vein is split in two branches that rejoin after a distance of about 20 m, and this zone is not mineralised.
Located west of Fellering.

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





Mineral List:
  		•  Arsenopyrite
  		• Baryte
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• Chrysocolla
  		• Clinoclase
  		• Goethite
  		• Limonite
  		• Malachite
  		• 'Manganese Oxides'
  		• Marcasite
  		• Quartz
  		• Siderite


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