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Herzog Julius smelter (slag locality), Astfeld, Goslar, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

(Herzog Julius-Hütte (Juliushütte) (Schlackenvorkommen), Astfeld, Goslar, Harz, Niedersachsen, Deutschland)

Slag dumps of an ancient smelter started around 1270 and closed in 1968.
Located near Astfeld, 3.5 km WNW of Goslar.

NOTE: The "namuwite" from here, widespread in collections, is in fact 'Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)' (see there).

Refs.:
- Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1987) Die Minerale in den Schlacken des Harzes. Aufschluss, 38, 181-197 (in German).
- S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990





Mineral List:
  • Adamite
  • Akaganeite
  • Åkermanite
  • Anglesite
  • Aragonite
  • Ashoverite
  • Atacamite
  • Baryte
  • Beaverite
  • Beudantite
  • Boleite
  • Botallackite
  • Brianyoungite
  • Brochantite
  • Butlerite
  • Calcite
  • Caledonite
  • Calumetite
  • Cerussite
  • Chalcanthite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chenite
  • Claringbullite
  • Claudetite
  • Connellite
  • Covellite
  • Cumengeite
  • Cuprite
  • Cyanotrichite
  • Devilline
  • Diaboleite
  • Dundasite
  • Elyite
  • Erythrite
  • Ferrohexahydrite
  • Galena
  • Glaucocerinite
  • Goethite
  • Gypsum
  • Hemimorphite
  • Hydrocerussite
  • Hydrozincite
  • Kapellasite
  • Ktenasite
  • Lanarkite
  • Langite
  • Laurionite
  • Leadhillite
  • Linarite
  • Litharge
  • Malachite
  • Massicot
  • Mimetite
  • Namuwite
  • Nealite
  • Olivenite
  • Paralaurionite
  • Parasymplesite
  • Paratacamite
  • Perite
  • Phosgenite
  • Picromerite
  • Plumbojarosite
  • Posnjakite
  • Pseudoboleite
  • Quartz
  • Ramsbeckite
  • Schulenbergite
  • Schultenite
  • Serpierite
  • Simonkolleite
  • Smithsonite
  • Spangolite
  • Spertiniite
  • Sphalerite
  • Susannite
  • Sweetite
  • Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)
  • Willemite
  • Woodruffite
  • Woodwardite
  • Wroewolfeite
  • Zincite


    83 entries listed. 82 valid minerals.

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