Latitude: 50°34'2"N
Longitude: 7°31'20"E
Grube Georg, Willroth, Altenkirchen, Wieder Eisenspat-Bezirk, Westerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Ancient iron mine, abandoned in 1965
Large vein of manganese-bearing siderite, including a suite of Pb-Cu-Zn minerals and hosted by devonian schists.
Located on the slope above the A3 highway near Willroth, about 4 km north of Straßenhaus.
References
- Emser Hefte 1979(2), 7-14, 19-41
- S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
- W. Meyer, J. Stets: "Das Rheintal zwischen Bingen und Bonn", Sammlung Geologischer Führer, Vol. 89, Borntraeger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 1996
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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grube_GeorgMineral List
40 entries listed. 35 valid minerals.
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