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Eschbroich Mine, Moresnet, Kelmis, Plombières-Vieille Montagne District (Plombières-Altenberg), Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium
Latitude: 50°41'25"N
Longitude: 5°59'50"E
Longitude: 5°59'50"E
Connected underground with the nearby Schmalgraf Mine.
Four levels; -74m, -100m, -132m and -172m.
Total production between 1882 and 1931: 35.412 tons calamine, 70.032 tons schalenblende, 4.514 tons galena and 14.027 tons of pyrite.
The mine was known for it's large calcite specimens collected mainly in the 1880's and 1890's.
Mineral List
| Calcite Galena | 'Limonite' Pyrite | 'Schalenblende' Smithsonite | Sphalerite |
7 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.
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References
. Uebags, F. (1971): Die Grube Eschbroich - Aus der jüngsten Geschichte des Altenberger Grubenfeldes. Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Kultur, Heimatkunde und Geschichte, Vol. 9, December 1971, 4-17.
L. Dejonghe, F. Ladeuze, D. Jans (1993): Atlas des gisements plombo-zinciferes du synclinorium de Verviers. 483 pp.
Coppola, V., Boni, M., Gilg, H.A., Balassone, G., and Dejonghe, L. (2008): The “calamine” nonsulfide Zn–Pb deposits of Belgium: Petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical characterization. Ore Geology Reviews 33, 187-210.
Dr.G de Ruiter; Die ehemaligen Zinkgruben des Altenberger Grubenfeldes der Gesellschaft der Vieille Montagne, 1980, Im Göhltal, Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Kultur, Heimatkunde und Geschichte im Göhltal, no.27, 1980, pag 1-15
L. Dejonghe, F. Ladeuze, D. Jans (1993): Atlas des gisements plombo-zinciferes du synclinorium de Verviers. 483 pp.
Coppola, V., Boni, M., Gilg, H.A., Balassone, G., and Dejonghe, L. (2008): The “calamine” nonsulfide Zn–Pb deposits of Belgium: Petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical characterization. Ore Geology Reviews 33, 187-210.
Dr.G de Ruiter; Die ehemaligen Zinkgruben des Altenberger Grubenfeldes der Gesellschaft der Vieille Montagne, 1980, Im Göhltal, Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Kultur, Heimatkunde und Geschichte im Göhltal, no.27, 1980, pag 1-15
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Locality Updated: Wheal Coates, St Agnes, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UKFrom David Ifold, 19th Jun 2013 22:44:10