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Bangertshöhe, Hochstädten (Auerbach-Hochstädten), Bensheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

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(Bangertshöhe, Hochstädten (Auerbach-Hochstädten), Bensheim, Odenwald, Hessen, Deutschland)

Bi-Co-Ni-Ag mineralisations in marble and calcic silicate rocks, worked from an open cut until 1973.
Located on Bangertshöhe mountain, 500 m east of Hochstädten and about 4.5 km NE of Bensheim.




References:
- Kuhne, R. (1932): The ore-bearing marble at Auerbach. Chemie der Erde 7, 503-539. (in German)
- Der Aufschluss 1978(10), 312-313
- Lapis 1980(7/8), 18
- S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
- Schmädicke, E.; Okrusch, M.; Schubert, W.; Elwart, B.; Gorke, U. (2001): Phase relations of calc-silicate assemblages in the Auerbach marble, Odenwald Crystalline Complex, Germany. Mineralogy and Petrology 72, 77-111.





 Map Reference: 49°42'58"N , 8°39'43"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Annabergite
    Ni
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Antimony
    Sb
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Arsenic
    As
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Arseniosiderite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		[O
     
    2
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Asbolane
    (Ni,Co)
     
    2-x
    		Mn
    4+
     
    		(O,OH)
     
    4
    		 · nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Bismuth
    Bi
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Bravoite
    (Fe,Ni)S
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Erythrite
    Co
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Glaucodot
    (Co
     
    0.50
    		Fe
     
    0.50
    		)AsS
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Grossular
    var: Hessonite
    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]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Nickeline
    NiAs
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Polybasite
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    		(Sb,As)
     
    2
    		S
     
    7
    		][Ag
     
    9
    		CuS
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Powellite
    Ca[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Pyrargyrite
    Ag
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    3
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Rammelsbergite
    NiAs
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Safflorite
    (Co,Fe,Ni)As
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Skutterudite
    (Co,Fe,Ni)As
     
    2-3
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Stephanite
    Ag
     
    5
    		SbS
     
    4
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Ullmannite
    NiSbS
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]


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