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Silberwald (Le Sattel), Stosswihr, Fecht valley (Munster valley), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

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(Silberwald (Le Sattel), Stosswihr, Vallée de la Fecht (Vallée de Munster), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France)

Ancient silver and antimony mines, started well before 1517 (possibly in the 13th century) and abandoned in the early 17th century. Attempts to re-work some of the mines in 1900 remained unsuccessful. Historic documents dating back to the 16th century mention up to nine active mines in the area around Stosswihr, both in the Silberwald and Lehmatt deposits. Systematic archaeological exploration works started in 1972 did lead to the re-discovery of five mines in the Silberwald area; their names are "Auf der Reben", "Auf der Eyl", "Im Wildfang", "Tiergarten" and "Zum Lauch".

The deposit consists of two NNE-SSW trending quartz veins hosted by pyrite- and arsenopyrite-bearing granite. The western vein, which was the more important, did reach a height of up to 20 m. The main ore was stibnite, accompanied by freibergite as the major source of copper and silver.

Located in the forest between Le Sattel and Gaschney mountain.


Refs.:
- FRICKE, G. (1985): Mineralienfunde in den Vogesen. - Aufschluss 36, 1-17.
- FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.
- HOHL, J. L. (1994): Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien. - Ed. du Rhin, Mulhouse.
- U. Kolitsch (1997): New mineral occurrences from some localities in the Vosges, France: Osenbach, Stahlberg and Stosswihr. Aufschluss 48 (3), 183-192. (in German)





Mineral List:
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
  		•  Bournonite
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Chapmanite
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		Sb
    3+
     
    		[OH|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
  		•  Freibergite
    (Ag
     
    4+2x
    		Cu
     
    2-2x
    		)[(Cu, Ag)
     
    4
    		(Fe, Zn)
     
    2
    		]Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    12
    		S
     
    1-x
    		 (0 < x < 1)
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [U. Kolitsch (1997): New mineral occurrences from some localities in the Vosges, France: Osenbach, Stahlberg and Stosswihr. Aufschluss 48 (3), 183-192. (in German) ]
    Site Photo
    Silberwald (Le Sattel), Stosswihr, Fecht valley (Munster valley), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
    © Thierry Brunsperger
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [U. Kolitsch (1997): New mineral occurrences from some localities in the Vosges, France: Osenbach, Stahlberg and Stosswihr. Aufschluss 48 (3), 183-192. (in German) ]
  		•  Kermesite
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
  		•  Luzonite
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Meneghinite
    Pb
     
    13
    		CuSb
     
    7
    		S
     
    24
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Metastibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Plagionite
    Pb
     
    5
    		Sb
     
    8
    		S
     
    17
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Plumbojarosite
    PbFe
    3+
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
    Reference: [U. Kolitsch (1997): New mineral occurrences from some localities in the Vosges, France: Osenbach, Stahlberg and Stosswihr. Aufschluss 48 (3), 183-192. (in German) ]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
  		•  Scorodite
    Fe
    3+
     
    		AsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
  		•  Semseyite
    Pb
     
    9
    		Sb
     
    8
    		S
     
    21
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]
    Site Photo
    Silberwald (Le Sattel), Stosswihr, Fecht valley (Munster valley), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
    © Thierry Brunsperger
  		•  Sénarmontite
    Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
    Site Photo
    Silberwald (Le Sattel), Stosswihr, Fecht valley (Munster valley), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
    © Thierry Brunsperger
  		•  Stibiconite
    Sb
    3+
     
    		Sb
    5+
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
  		•  Stibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
  		•  Valentinite
    Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [FLUCK, P. & STEIN, S. (1992): Espèces minérales des principaux districts miniers du massif vosgien. - Pierres et Terre 35, December 1992, 120 pp.]
    Site Photo
    Silberwald (Le Sattel), Stosswihr, Fecht valley (Munster valley), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
    © Thierry Brunsperger
  		•  Zinkenite
    Pb
     
    9
    		Sb
     
    22
    		S
     
    42
    Reference: [J.-L. Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994]


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