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Eisernes Schaf Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Fluorite
Eisernes Schaf Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Photo: PMB
Latitude: 50°35'15"N
Longitude: 12°59'10"E
Grube Eisernes Schaf, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Revier Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland

An old silver and cobalt mine, located just southwest of the Galiläische Wirtschaft Mine.

The mine worked on the following veins:
- Eisernes Schaf Spat (Eisernschäfer Spat)
- Gründonnerstager Spat (workings on this vein were acquired from the Galiläische Wirtschaft Mine in 1787)

References

- Nickerl, F., and Röthig, H. (2000): Verzeichnis der Berggebäude von Frohnau 1500-1900. Streifzüge durch die Geschichte des oberen Erzgebirges, Bergbaunachrichten. Arbeitskreis Annaberg-Buchholzer Heimatforscher, 192 pp. (in German).

External Links

http://www.geschichte-ana.de/wb/media/bergbaunachrichten/frohnau.pdf

Mineral List

Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Fluorite
Galena
Pyrite
Quartz
Silver
Skutterudite


8 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

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