(Sulfidlagerstätte, Sohland, Oberlausitz, Sachsen, Deutschland)
Small (nickel) sulphide deposit, hosted by a lamprophyre.
Mined from 1902 to 1924.
The deposit is located close to the German-Czech border. The mine dump is partly in Saxony, Germany, and partly in Bohemia, Czech Republic.
A similar deposit across the border is Schweidrich.
References:- Beck, Richard (1903): Die Nickelerzlagerstätte von Sohland a. d. Spr. und ihre Gesteine. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 55, 296-330.
http://www.borntraeger-cramer.de/pubs/journals/0012-0189/paper/55/296]
- F Beyschlag, P Krusch, J H L Vogt (1916): The Deposits of the Useful Minerals & Rocks: Their Origin, Form, and Content. [via books.google.com]
- Prescher, H. (1987): Zeugnisse der Ergeschichte Sachsens. Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, 214 pp.
Mineral List:27 entries listed. 27 valid minerals.
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