Mine d'antimoine, Goesdorf, Commune de Goesdorf, Luxembourg
Old Sb mine, started in the 14th century (or even Roman times), closed in 1938 (1944 according to Filella et al., 2009).
Located 1 km east of the Village of Goesdorf on a hill called Weissenstein ('white stone').
Note on the mineral list: several new finds will be added when the Lapis article by Bakker & Kolitsch (2009) will have been published.
Note: since June 2006 an excavation is underway at Goesdorf as part of an archaeological-mineralogical project of the National Natural History Museum of Luxembourg, and it is not allowed to look for minerals there anymore (source: strahlen.org).
Mineral List
56 entries listed. 52 valid minerals.
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References
- Philippo, S. & Hanson, A. (2007): La minéralisation en antimoine de Goesdorf. Ferrantia 49, 111-146.
- Filella, M., Chanudet, V., Philippo, S. & Quentel, F. (2009): Particle size and mineralogical composition of inorganic colloids in draining waters of the adit of an abandoned mine, Goesdorf, Luxembourg. Appl. Geochem., 24, 52-61.
- Bakker, R. and Kolitsch, U. (2010): Weltweit drittes Vorkommen von Brandholzit: Die Antimon-Grube von Goesdorf in Luxemburg. Lapis 35 (6), 30; 43-45; 70. (in German)
- Philippo, S., unpublished analyses
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