(Steinbruch Bleiwäsche, Bleiwäsche, Bad Wünnenberg, Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland)
A quarry in devonian limestones, operated by the Mitteldeutsche Hartsteinindustrie GmbH. Within fault zones that cross the quarry, hydrothermally formed baryte-quartz veins including a suite of lead, zinc and copper minerals crop out. Minerals are also found in karst caves.
Located near Bleiwäsche, about 9 km SW of Bad Wünnenberg.
Collecting has been forbidden in February 2008.
Refs.:
- S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
- D. Pawlowski: "Mineralfundstellen im Sauerland", Weise (Munich), 1991
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Map Reference: 51°28'3"N , 8°41'48"E
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