Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

(Westerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland)

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:

Acanthite Ag   2 S Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Anglesite PbSO   4 Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Ankerite Ca(Fe 2+   ,Mg,Mn 2+   )(CO   3 )   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Annabergite Ni   3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Antlerite Cu   3 [(OH)   4 |SO   4 ] Reference: [Schnorrer-Köhler, G., (1988): Mineralogische Notizen IV, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39, 153-168] Apatite-(CaF) Ca   5 [F|(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Lapis,18 (3), 13-23.] Apatite-(CaOH) Ca   5 [OH|(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Aragonite CaCO   3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Aragonite var: Flos Ferri Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Arsenopyrite FeAsS - (Fe   0.90 Co   0.10 )AsS Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Atacamite Cu   2 [(OH)   3 |Cl] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)   5 [(OH)   3 |CO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Azurite Cu   3 [OH|CO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © 2005 M. Kampf Baryte BaSO   4 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Bayldonite Cu   3 Pb[OH|AsO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Markl, G., (1990): Die Grube Clemenslust bei Kalenborn im Siebengebirge, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 41, 185-201] Beaverite Pb(Fe 3+   ,Cu,Al)   3 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001] Berthierite FeSb   2 S   4 Reference: [Lapis,18 (3), 13-23.] Beudantite (TL) PbFe   3 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 |AsO   4 ] Type Locality: Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 913; Nickel & Nichols, 1991 - "Mineral Reference Manual", p22.] 'Beyrichite' Reference: [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index", p71] Bindheimite Pb   2 Sb   2 O   6 (O,OH) Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Bismuth Bi Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Bismutite (BiO)   2 CO   3 Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001] Bornite Cu   5 FeS   4 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Boulangerite Pb   5 Sb   4 S   11 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Apollo Mine, Raubach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © erik hock Bournonite PbCuSbS   3 Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 206-222.] Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Edward Rosenzweig Brochantite Cu   4 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   Bromargyrite AgBr Reference: [Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 14.] Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © O. Dziallas Calcite CaCO   3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Caledonite Cu   2 Pb   5 [(OH)   6 |CO   3 |(SO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Carminite (TL) PbFe 3+ 2 [OH|AsO   4 ]   2 Type Locality: Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 913.] Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   Celadonite K(Mg,Fe 2+   )(Fe 3+   ,Al)[(OH)   2 |Si   4 O   10 ] Description: Hydrothermal celadonite. Reference: [D.F. Mertz et al. : "Isotopic dating of adularia-bearing epigenetic mineralizations : I. Saar-Nahe region/Southwest Germany", Eur. J. Mineral, 1990, 2, pp. 89-102..] Cerussite PbCO   3 Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   'Chabazite' Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Chabazite-Ca (Ca,K   2 ,Na   2 )   2 [Al   2 Si   4 O   12 ]   2 · 12H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] 'Chalcedony' Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Chalcocite Cu   2 S Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Chalcophyllite Cu   18 Al   2 [(OH)   9 |SO   4 |AsO   4 ]   3 · 33H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Chalcopyrite CuFeS   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © 2002 John H. Betts Chalcosiderite Cu(Fe 3+   ,Al)   6 [(OH)   4 |(PO   4 )   2 ]   2 · 4H   2 O Reference: [Mineralien-Welt, 4 (5), 41-48] Chenite Pb   4 Cu[(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Krause, W. (1991): Chenit von der Grube Virneberg bei Rheinbreitbach, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 42, 147-153] Chlorargyrite var: Bromian Chlorargyrite Ag(Cl,Br) Reference: [] Chlorargyrite var: Iodian Bromian Chlorargyrite Ag(Cl,Br,I) Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] 'Chlorite Group' Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)   2 H   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Markl, G., (1990): Die Grube Clemenslust bei Kalenborn im Siebengebirge, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 41, 185-201] Cinnabar HgS Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Clinomimetite Pb   5 [Cl|(AsO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Mineralogical Record 1993 307-310] Connellite Cu   19 [(OH)   32 |SO   4 |Cl   4 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Maurice de Graaf Copper Cu Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Peter Haas Corkite PbFe   3 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 |PO   4 ] Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1003; Westenberger, H. (1961): Über einen Fund von Jodsilber und Corkit auf den Halden der Grube 'Schöne Aussicht' bei Dernbach. Der Aufschluss, 12, 119-121; Giuseppetti, G. and Tadini, C. (1987) Corkite PbFe3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6, its crystal structure and ordered arrangement of tetrahedral cations. N. Jb. Mineral. Mh. 1987, 71-81; Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Elmar Lackner Cornwallite Cu   5 [(OH)   2 |AsO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Lapis, 9 (9), 31-38.] Coronadite Pb(Mn 4+   ,Mn 3+   )   8 O   16 Reference: [Mineralien-Welt, 4 (5), 41-48] Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © TK Cosalite Pb   2 Bi   2 S   5 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Covellite CuS Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Cuprite Cu   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite Cu   2 O Reference: [P Haas collection] Devilline CaCu   4 (SO   4 )   2 (OH)   6 ·3H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Dolomite CaMg(CO   3 )   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Dufrénite Ca   0.5 Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 5 [(OH)   3 |(PO   4 )   2 ]   2 · 2H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   Duftite PbCu[OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] 'Duftite-Mottramite Series' Reference: [Habel, B. (2008): Mottramit-/Duftit-Mischkristall - ein Neufund von der Grube Virneberg bei Rheinbreitbach (Kurz & Fündig). Mineralien-Welt, 19 (4), 8.] Dundasite PbAl   2 [(OH)   2 |CO   3 ]   2 · H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Elyite Pb   4 Cu(SO   4 )O   2 (OH)   4 ·H   2 O Reference: [Schnorrer-Köhler, G., (1988): Mineralogische Notizen IV, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39, 153-168] Enstatite var: Bronzite (Mg,Fe 2+   )   2 [SiO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Köster, H.M. (1960): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 7, 71-75.] Erythrite Co   3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Faustite (Zn,Cu)Al   6 [(OH)   4 |(PO   4 )   2 ]   2 · 4H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Galena PbS Reference: [] Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Christian Bracke Geocronite Pb   14 (Sb,As)   6 S   23 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Gersdorffite NiAsS Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Goethite α-Fe 3+   O(OH) Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Paul Bongaerts Gold Au Reference: [Christof Schäfer] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   Goudeyite (Al,Y)Cu   6 [(OH)   6 |(AsO   4 )   3 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Gypsum Ca[SO   4 ] · 2H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Harmotome (Ba   0.5 ,Ca   0.5 ,K,Na)   5 [Al   5 Si   11 O   32 ] ·12H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Hematite Fe   2 O   3 Description: Kidney-type hematite (R. Bahr et al. , Terra Cognita, 7, 2-3, 229). Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Hercynite var: Picotite (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)   2 O   4 Reference: [Köster, H.M. (1960): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 7, 71-75.] Heteromorphite Pb   7 Sb   8 S   19 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Hinsdalite PbAl   3 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 |PO   4 ] Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Stephan Wolfsried Hydrocerussite Pb   3 (CO   3 )   2 (OH)   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] 'Hydromuscovite' Reference: [Lapis,18 (3), 13-23.] Apollo Mine, Raubach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Frank de Wit Hydrozincite Zn   5 [(OH)   3 |CO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Iodargyrite AgI Reference: [Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 14; Westenberger, H. (1961): Über einen Fund von Jodsilber und Corkit auf den Halden der Grube 'Schöne Aussicht' bei Dernbach. Der Aufschluss, 12, 119-121; Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Stephan Wolfsried Jamesonite Pb   4 FeSb   6 S   14 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Jarosite KFe 3+     3 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   Jaskólskiite Pb   2+x Cu   x (Sb,Bi)   2-x S   6 (x = 0.2) Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (1997): Mineralogical Magazine 61(4), 573-590.] Kermesite Sb   2 S   2 O Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001] Kidwellite NaFe 3+ 9 [(OH)   5 |(PO   4 )   3 ]   2 · 5H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Kobellite Pb   22 Cu   4 (Bi,Sb)   30 S   69 Reference: [Poser, C., and Lutz, H. (2004): Mineralien aus Rheinland-Pfalz.Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz (Mainz)] Lanarkite Pb   2 [O|SO   4 ] Reference: [Schnorrer-Köhler, G., (1988): Mineralogische Notizen IV, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39, 153-168] Langite Cu   4 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 ] · 2H   2 O Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 584; Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Laubmannite (Fe 2+   ,Mn 2+   ,Ca)   3 Fe 3+ 6 [(OH)   3 |PO   4 ]   4 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Lepidocrocite γ-Fe 3+   O(OH) Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Libethenite Cu   2 [OH|PO   4 ] Reference: [Christof Schäfer] Limonite FeO(OH)·nH   2 O Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1003.] Linarite PbCu[(OH)   2 |SO   4 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Linnaeite Co 2+   Co 3+ 2 S   4 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Litharge PbO Reference: [Schnorrer-Köhler, G., (1988): Mineralogische Notizen IV, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39, 153-168] Magnetite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 2 O   4 Reference: [W. Meyer, J. Stets: "Das Rheintal zwischen Bingen und Bonn", Sammlung Geologischer Führer, Vol. 89, Borntraeger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 1996] Malachite Cu   2 [(OH)   2 |CO   3 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Manganite Mn 3+   O(OH) Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Mansfieldite AlAsO   4 ·2H   2 O Reference: [Lapis, 9 (9), 31-38.] Marcasite FeS   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Massicot PbO Reference: [Schnorrer-Köhler, G., (1988): Mineralogische Notizen IV, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39, 153-168] Melanterite FeSO   4 ·7H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Meneghinite Pb   13 CuSb   7 S   24 Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 206-222.] Metastibnite Sb   2 S   3 Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001] Millerite NiS Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Rob Lavinsky Mimetite Pb   5 [Cl|(AsO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Minium Pb   3 O   4 Reference: [J.W. Anthony, R.A. Bideaux, K.W. Bladh, M.C. Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. III (1997)] Muscovite KAl   2 [(OH)   2 |AlSi   3 O   10 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Nadorite PbSb[O   2 |Cl] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Namuwite (Zn,Cu)   4 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 ] · 4H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Natrojarosite NaFe   3 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Lapis,18 (3), 13-23.] Natrolite Na   2 [Al   2 Si   3 O   10 ] · 2H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Basalt quarry, Lautzenbrücken, Bad Marienberg, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Leon Hupperichs Nickelskutterudite var: Chloanthite NiAs   2 - excess As up to As   2.5 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Nontronite Na   0.3 Fe   2 (Si,Al)   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Köster, H.M. (1960): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 7, 71-75.] Olivenite Cu   2 [OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Opal SiO   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Partzite Cu   2 Sb   2 (O,OH)   7 Reference: [Lapis, 9 (9), 31-38.] Perroudite Hg   5 Ag   4 S   5 I   2 Cl   2 Reference: [Krause, W., (1988): Perroudit und Karminit von der Grube "Schöne Aussicht" bei Dernbach, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 39, 169-175] Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Neuwied, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   Pharmacosiderite KFe 3+ 4 [(OH)   4 |(AsO   4 )   3 ] · 6-7H   2 O Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] 'Phillipsite' Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Phosgenite Pb   2 [Cl   2 |CO   3 ] Reference: [Lapis, 9 (9), 31-38.] Plagionite Pb   5 Sb   8 S   17 Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 206-222.] Plumbogummite PbAl   3 [(OH)   5 |(PO   4 )   2 ] · H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990, 76-77.] Plumbojarosite PbFe 3+ 6 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   4 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Polydymite Ni 2+   Ni 3+ 2 S   4 Reference: [No reference listed] Posnjakite Cu   4 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 ] · H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Pseudomalachite (TL) Cu   5 [(OH)   2 |PO   4 ]   2 Type Locality: Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 800; A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001] Obererl (Ehl), Linz am Rhein, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © Peter Haas 'Psilomelane' Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Pyrite FeS   2 Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © 2005 M. Kampf Pyrite var: Arsenian Pyrite Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 206-222.] Pyrolusite MnO   2 Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © 2005 M. Kampf Pyromorphite Pb   5 [Cl|(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1003; Lapis, 17(9), 31-36.] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © 2005 M. Kampf Quartz SiO   2 Reference: [] Quartz var: Rock Crystal Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Rhodochrosite MnCO   3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Horhausen, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © 2003 John H. Betts Rhodochrosite var: Cobaltoan Rhodochrosite (Mn,Co)CO   3 Reference: [No reference listed] Rockbridgeite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 4 [(OH)   5 |(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Rosasite (Cu,Zn)   2 [(OH)   2 |CO   3 ] Reference: [Lapis,18 (3), 13-23.] Rosickýite S Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Schulenbergite (Cu,Zn)   7 [(OH)   10 |(SO   4 ,CO   3 )   2 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Scolecite Ca[Al   2 Si   3 O   10 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Scorodite Fe 3+   AsO   4 ·2H   2 O Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 766; Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Semseyite Pb   9 Sb   8 S   21 Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 206-222.] Sénarmontite Sb   2 O   3 Reference: [Lapis,18 (3), 13-23.] 'Sericite' Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Serpierite Ca(Cu,Zn)   4 (SO   4 )   2 (OH)   6 ·3H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © mk Siderite FeCO   3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Silver Ag Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Silver var: Amalgam (Ag,Hg) Reference: [Lapis, 17 (9), 31-36.] Skutterudite (Co,Fe,Ni)As   2-3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] 'Smectite Group' A   0.3 D   2-3 [T   4 O   10 ]Z   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Klein, E. (2004): Die Grube "Victoria" bei Bad Marienberg im Westerwald und ihre Mineralien. MIneralien Welt 15 (4), 14-20] Smithsonite ZnCO   3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Sphalerite (Zn,Fe 2+   )S Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Stibiconite Sb 3+   Sb 5+ 2 O   6 (OH) Reference: [Lapis,18 (3), 13-23.] Stibnite Sb   2 S   3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Sulphur S   8 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Susannite Pb   4 SO   4 (CO   3 )   2 (OH)   2 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   Tennantite (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)   12 As   4 S   13 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Tenorite CuO Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Tetrahedrite (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)   12 Sb   4 S   13 Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 206-222.] Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany © 2001 John H. Betts Thomsonite-Ca NaCa   2 [Al   5 Si   5 O   20 ] · 6H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Todorokite (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)   6 O   12 ·3H   2 O Reference: [O Dziallas collection] Tsumcorite Pb(Zn,Fe 3+   )   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 2(H   2 O,OH) Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001] Ullmannite NiSbS Reference: [Lapis, 9 (9), 31-38.] Valentinite Sb   2 O   3 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Violarite Fe 2+   Ni 3+ 2 S   4 Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Vivianite Fe 2+ 3 (PO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine), Rheinbreitbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   'Wad' Reference: [Weiss: "Mineralienfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Wavellite Al   3 [(OH,F)   3 |(PO   4 )   2 ] · 5H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990] Zinkenite Pb   9 Sb   22 S   42 Reference: [Wagner, T., and Cook, N.J. (1997): Mineralogical Magazine 61(4), 573-590.]

171 entries listed. 147 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region:

Germany   Rhineland-Palatinate Westerwald Bad Marienberg Lautzenbrücken Basalt quarry Eisenkaute Mine Victoria Mine Wildsachsen Consolidierte Eisenstück Mine Hundsangen Ölberg Mt. Linz am Rhein Bruchhausen Clemenslust Mine Marienberg Mine Obererl (Ehl) Aurora Mine Minderberg Mine Venus Mine Rheinbreitbach Virneberg Mine (St Josephsberg Mine) Westerburg Hergenroth Quarry Wied Iron Spar District Altenkirchen Bürdenbach Lammerichskaule Mine Louise Mine Güllesheim Nöchelchen Mine Horhausen Friedrich-Wilhelm Mine Oberlahr Harzberg Mine Silberwiese Mine Willroth Georg Mine Neuwied Bendorf Sayn Gute Hoffnung Mine Werner Mine Dernbach Schöne Aussicht Mine Funkenhausen Ferdinand Mine Isenburg Benignus Mine Hausenborn Mine Ludwig Mine Lorscheid Anxbach Mine Oskar Mine Niederhonnefeld Louisenglück Mine Puderbach Reichensteinerberg Mine Rossbach Mine Raubach Apollo Mine Waldbreitbach Katzenschleife Mine

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