Rotläufchen Mine, Waldgirmes, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany

(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.

Ref.:
- 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.

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Mineral List:

	Apatite-(CaF)

	Apatite-(CaOH) var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)

	Beraunite

	Cacoxenite

	Crandallite

	Delvauxite

	Dufrénite

	Kidwellite

	Laubmannite

	Limonite

	Matulaite

	Oxiberaunite

	'Planerite-Turquoise Series'

	'Psilomelane'

	Pyrolusite

	Quartz

	Rockbridgeite

	Strengite

	Variscite

	Wavellite

	Whitlockite

21 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

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