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Grüner Löwe Mine, Imsbach, Kirchheimbolanden, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(Grube Grüner Löwe, Imsbach, Kirchheimbolanden, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland)

Ancient copper mine, worked from the 15th century. Mainly copper sulfide mineralization in highly fractured and silicified ryolite of the permian Donnersberg dome. The mineralized structure strikes NW-SE. Located 800 m NNW of Imsbach and about 12 km SW of Kirchheimbolanden.



References:
- Lapis 9(5), 36-39





Map Reference: 49°35'30"N , 7°52'49"E

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Mineral List:
'Agardite'
Arsenic
Azurite
Bayldonite
Brochantite
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chrysocolla
Cobaltite
Copper
Covellite
Cuprite
Cuprite
var: Chalcotrichite

Devilline
Dolomite
Duftite
Erythrite
Galena
Gypsum
Jarosite
Langite
Lavendulan
Linarite
Malachite
Mimetite
Natrojarosite
Nickelskutterudite
Olivenite
Opal
Partzite
Plumbojarosite
Posnjakite
Safflorite
Siderite
Silver
Skutterudite
Sphalerite
'Tourmaline'
Wulfenite
Zeunerite


42 entries listed. 39 valid minerals.

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