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Mannbühl Quarry (Giro Quarry), Dannenfels, Kirchheimbolanden, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(Steinbruch Mannbühl (Steinbruch Giro), Dannenfels, Kirchheimbolanden, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland)

An active dacite (quartziferous hornblende andesite) quarry, with mineralized fault zones. Owned by the Giro company.
Located near Dannenfels, on the north slope of Donnersberg Mountain and about 6 km SW of Kirchheimbolanden.

Refs.:
- Bungert, R., Frey, W.-G. and Hesse, P. (2008): Die Mineralien des Steinbruch Giro am Donnersberg, Pfalz. Lapis 33 (3), 13-19; 50.
- Kohout, K. (2008): Der Steinbruch Giro am Mannbühl: Spitzenfunde aus 27 Jahren. Lapis, 33 (5), 32-35.





Mineral List:
Acanthite
Aragonite
'Asphaltum'
Azurite
Baryte
Bornite
Calcite
Celestine
'Chabazite'
'var: Phacolite'
'Chalcedony
var: Agate'

Chalcocite ?
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Copper
Cuprite
Dolomite
Erythrite
Galena
Goethite
Gypsum
Harmotome
Hematite
Linarite
Malachite
Manganite
Marcasite
Montmorillonite
Nacrite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Smoky Quartz
Siderite
Silver
Sphalerite
'Stilbite'
Sulphur
'Tourmaline'
Wulfenite
Zircon


41 entries listed. 32 valid minerals.

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