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Vereinigte Glückauf Mine, Velbert, Niederberg area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Grube Vereinigte Glückauf, Velbert, Region Niederberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Ancient lead and zinc mine, abandoned in 1916. Lead- and zinc-bearing veins, hosted by carboniferous limestones and devonian schists.
Located about 3 km east of Velbert.

References

- Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1988): Der Niederbergische Erzbezirk des Werdener Bergreviers in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Lapis 13(1): 11-35
- Bode, R. & Wittern, A. (1989): Mineralien und Fundstellen Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Bode Verlag. 303pp
- Harms, U. (2010): Decheniana (Bonn) 163, 185-190.


External Links

http://www.strahlenfoundation.com/home.php?action=locations&id=3

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Anglesite
Ankerite
Annabergite
Aragonite
'Asphaltum'
Aurichalcite
Azurite
Baryte
Brochantite
Calcite
Caledonite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Covellite
Devilline
Dolomite
Erythrite
Galena
Gersdorffite
Goethite
Gypsum
Hematite
Hidalgoite
Kaolinite
Ktenasite
Langite
Leadhillite
Limonite
Linarite
Malachite
Marcasite
Phosgenite
Posnjakite
Pyrite
Pyromorphite
Quartz
Quartz
var: Chalcedony

Ramsbeckite
Rosasite
Serpierite
Siderite
Sphalerite
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Wulfenite


50 entries listed. 42 valid minerals.

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