FluoriteZehntausend Ritter Mine, Kippenhain Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Photo: Tony Peterson Latitude: 50°35'15"N
Longitude: 12°59'44"E
Zehntausend Ritter Fundgrube (einschl. Zehntausend Ritter Hilfe Fundgrube), Kippenhain Fundgrube (Kippenhayn Fundgrube), Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Revier Annaberg, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland
An old silver and cobalt mine, started in 1528 and worked intermittently until 1779, when it was included with the Kippenhain Mine.
The workings comprised the Zehntausend Ritter Rösche adit (Zehntausend Ritter Rösche Stolln) and the Zehntausend Ritter Gegentrum.
References
- Nickerl, F., and Röthig, H. (2000): Verzeichnis der Berggebäude von Frohnau 1500-1900. Streifzüge durch die Geschichte des oberen Erzgebirges, Bergbaunachrichten. Arbeitskreis Annaberg-Buchholzer Heimatforscher, 192 pp. (in German).
External Links
http://www.geschichte-ana.de/wb/media/bergbaunachrichten/frohnau.pdfMineral List
4 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.
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