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Johannes Mine, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Fichtelgebirge, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

(Johanneszeche, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Fichtelgebirge, Franken, Bayern, Deutschland)

A steatite mine, operated by the "Steatit-Magnesia AG", a division of the Rosenthal group. The locality is well known for steatite pseudomorphs after quartz, calcite, dolomite, tremolite and vesuvianite. All of these specimens seem to have been collected in the now long abandoned opencast workings south of the railway line. No finds are reported from the new mine workings that are located a little further north.

Refs.:
- F. Müller: "Bayerns steinreiche Ecke", 2nd ed., Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt (Hof), 1984, pp. 49-59
- Lapis 1981(11), 9-11
- Lapis 1983(2), 33





Map Reference: 50°3'59"N , 12°4'42"E

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Mineral List:
  • Andalusite
  • Beryl
  • Calcite
  • 'Chalcedony'
  • 'Chlorite Group'
  • Dolomite
  • Elbaite
    var: Indicolite
  • 'Hornblende'
  • Limonite
  • Magnesite
  • 'Manganese Oxides
    var: Manganese Dendrites'
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
       var: Amethyst
       var: Citrine
  • Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
       var: Smoky Quartz
  • Scheelite
  • Schorl
  • Talc
       var: Steatite
  • Vesuvianite
  • 'Wad'


    24 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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