Tiefbau von Hövel Mine, Zinc mines, Iserlohn, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

(Grube Tiefbau von Hövel, Zinkgruben, Iserlohn, Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland)

Ancient zinc mine, abandoned in 1900. Historical locality for octahedral galena and calamine pseudomorphs after calcite.
The place where this mine was situated is now located within the city of Iserlohn.

Ref.:
- Der Aufschluss 1975(3), 115-116
- S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990

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Mineral List:

	'Calamine'

	Calcite

	Galena

	'Schalenblende'

	Smithsonite

5 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.

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