Latitude: 50°37'4"N
Longitude: 7°14'58"E
Grube Virneberg (Grube St Josephsberg), Rheinbreitbach, Linz am Rhein, Westerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Ancient copper mine, worked intermittently from 1611 to 1872. The deposit itself was already worked for copper in Roman times.
Also includes slag minerals.
Located 2.3 km east of Rheinbreitbach.
Mineral List
81 entries listed. 75 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).
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References
- Heusler, C. (1897): Beschreibung des Bergreviers Brühl-Unkel, Verlag Adolph Marcus, Bonn
- Magma 1984(4), 76-94
- Emser Hefte 1985(4), 8-9
- Lapis 1987(12), 32
- Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1988): Mineralogische Notizen IV, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39, 153-168
- Markl, G. (1989): Die Grube Virneberg 1987: Bilanz einer Sammelsaison, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 40, 187-195
- Krause, W. (1991): Chenit von der Grube Virneberg bei Rheinbreitbach, Der Aufschluss, 42, 147-153
- Habel, B. (2006): Die Mineralien der Kupferschlacken der Grube „Virneberg“ bei Rheinbreitbach. Mineralien-Welt. 17 (1): 38-49.
- Habel, B. (2011): Rockbridgeit und Mitridatit von der ehemaligen Grube Virneberg. Mineralien-Welt. 22 (2): 37
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