(Grube Rotläufchen, Waldgirmes, Wetzlar, Hessen, Deutschland)
Ancient iron and manganese mine, abandoned in 1905.
Located 1.5 km north of Waldgirmes and about 6 km NE of Wetzlar.
Note on the mineral list: for "coeruleolactite" see references and information given for Planerite-Turquoise Series.
References:
- Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 797, 823.
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 874, 960, 998.
- Der Aufschluss (1978): (4), 107-124.
- Der Aufschluss (1978): (5), 139-153.
- Emser Hefte (1982): (3), 22-47.
- Lapis (1983): (2), 36.
Mineral List:21 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.
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