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Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

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(Fundpunkt 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hessen, Deutschland)

Abandoned quartz quarry, located about 100 m ESE of Borstein cliff. Now backfilled and recultivated.





Mineral List:
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Bayldonite
    Cu
     
    3
    		Pb[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
    Site Photo
    Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
    © Brent Thorne 2009
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [S Wolfsried collection]
    Site Photo
    Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
    © Stephan Wolfsried
  		•  Clinobisvanite
    BiVO
     
    4
    Habit: thin, platy
    Reference: [Petitjean, K. & Belendorff, K. (2000): Reichenbach im Odenwald: Die Minerale vom Fundpunkt 14.0. Lapis 25 (2): 13-30]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [P Haas collection (specimen no. 72-170)]
  		•  Duftite
    PbCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
    © O. Dziallas
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: []
  		•  Heyite
    Pb
     
    5
    		Fe
    2+
    2
    		[O
     
    2
    		|VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Mottramite
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [S Wolfsried collection]
    Site Photo
    Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
    © Stephan Wolfsried
  		•  Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [P Haas collection (specimen no. 72-170)]
    Site Photo
    Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
    © Peter Haas
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Reichenbachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [P Haas collection (specimen no. 72-170)]
    Site Photo
    Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
    © 2006 D. Schläfli
  		•  Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Collected by Klaus Petitjean in 11-83.]
    Site Photo
    Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
    © Brent Thorne 2009


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