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Uranium deposit, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Fichtelgebirge, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Uranlagerstätte, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Fichtelgebirge, Franken, Bayern, Deutschland

Trial uranium mine, abandoned in 1968. Includes the Werra adit.
During removal of the dumps after 1980 minerals could be found.

References

- Hentschel, G. (1985): Lapis 10 (7/8), 68. [58?]
- Meier, S. & Dünkel, B. (2010): Das Zinn- und Uranbergwerk am Rudolfstein bei Weißenstadt, Fichtelgebirge. Lapis 35 (2), 29-37; 54.

Mineral List

Acanthite
Albite
Anatase
'Apatite'
Arseniosiderite
Arsenopyrite
Atacamite ?
Aurichalcite ?
Autunite
Beryl
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Botallackite ?
Brochantite
Cassiterite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite
'Chlorite Group'
Connellite
'Cornwallite-Pseudomalachite Series'
Covellite
Cuprite
Delafossite
Fluorite
Goethite
Hematite
Ilmenite
Langite
Lavendulan ?
Magnetite
Malachite
Metatorbernite
Metazeunerite
Molybdenite
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
var: Gilbertite
Nontronite
Olivenite
Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
'Rhabdophane'
Rhabdophane-(Ce)
Scheelite
Scorodite
Silver
Sphalerite
Stannite
Tenorite
Topaz
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
Wolframite
Zeunerite
Zinnwaldite
Zircon


63 entries listed. 54 valid minerals.

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