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Psilomelane from
Copper mine, Balzenbach, Hemsbach, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper mine, Balzenbach, Hemsbach, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:740704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:740704:8
GUID (UUID V4):363c6aba-39d9-4e83-9d5e-58d177614100
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
12.2km (7.6 miles) Linck marble works, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
12.6km (7.9 miles) Ludwig Mine, Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
13.0km (8.1 miles) Aussicht Mine, Straßburg, Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
13.6km (8.4 miles) Anna-Elisabeth Mine, Branich hill (Pranig hill), Schriesheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
13.7km (8.5 miles) Morgenstern Mine, Straßburg, Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
14.7km (9.1 miles) Ranzenberg (Fischershöhe), Ober-Ostern, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
15.9km (9.9 miles) Porphyry quarry, Dossenheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
17.8km (11.0 miles) Georg Mine, Rohrbach, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
18.0km (11.2 miles) Juno Mine, Rohrbach, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
19.7km (12.3 miles) Clay pit, Vierstöck, Reichelsheim, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book (volume)
phisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg (Germany), my research training with professors like P....center, zoned bravoite crystal. Rub.sn, Maubach, Germany (osp). b Aggregate of subtly zoned pyrite (with...interstitial quartz (black) and minor copper sulfides (colored). Rub606, Geevor Mine, Cornwall, UK (dsp). c Dissemination...of safflorite (white). CR328, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany (osp). d Hypidiomorphic inclusion of tetrahedrite...rombohedral gratonite sections. HD 8, Wiesloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d + p). c Pyritization of Rotliegendes
Book (edition)
Mineralogie, Malteserstr. 74-100, D-12249 Berlin, Germany Earth Science Department / College of Science,...Feld 236, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany Sodenstr. 19, D-12309 Berlin, Germany Graslitzer Str. 5, D-63791 Karlstein...Karlstein am Main, Germany Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften...Ressourcengeologie, Luisenstr. 37, D80333 München, Germany Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe...Rohstoffe (BGR), Stilleweg 2, D-30655 Hannover, Germany Dr. Salah Al-Khirbash Prof. Dr. Rainer Altherr &
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the center of the county. I do not know if this mine is still in operation, as I haven't any recent report...of the dealers ; however I did not ask from what mine these were from." ARIZONA—We recently received...interest along its shores." ARKANSAS—The Morning Star mine, in Marion County, Ark., has furnished many handsome...smithsonite. Desiring to ascertain the location of this mine we petitioned the help of Byron C. Marshall, 204...his reply, dated March 5, 1954. "The Morning Star Mine is near the little village of Rush, on Rush Creek
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Fossil Areas In Germany By DR. WERNER LIEBER Dante Str. 50, Heidelberg, Germany In the January-February...to find out if there are any mineral clubs in Germany. Since this number of R&M was sent to the readers...situation here in Germany. The last question of Mr. Carter is very easy to answer. In Germany exists one club...the association is Dante-str. 50, Heidelberg, Germany. The club publishes a monthly magazine for collectors...time 1,600 members. About 90% of them live in Germany, the other 10% live in Holland, Austria, Switzerland
Journal (issue)
'The Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region,' U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull., 832, 90 pp., 32 Pls...glauberite and anhydrite common in the diabase of this region. SCHEERER, TH., 'Ueber Pseudomorphosen, nebst Beitragen...Fremontite. Canion City, Colorado Delafossite after Copper (?). Bisbee, Arizona Chalcocite after Sphalerite...through: (a) the loss of a constituent-e.g., native copper 396 Bulletin American Museum of Natural History...formed by natural colloids such as chalcedony, psilomelane, chrysocolla, limonite, malachite, etc., except
Report (volume)
THE UNITED STATES. ............... New England region and New York.....................................ores.................................. Piedmont region and Coastal Plain................................................. . James River-Staunton River region ........................T........ Geography and.... Origin of the manganese ores of the Piedmont region................. Commercial importance of the ores...ores ................................. Appalachian region...............................................
Book
photos of minerals— listed generally either as a region or a corresponds to the group of minerals dis-...dendrites, moss, branching trees, wire, knitting (copper); wart-like, mammillary (red hematite); 7 parallel...fingernail: rubbing fingernail: scratching possible copper com: scratching possible knife: scratching easily...determination: A fingernail will scratch up to hardness 2; a copper coin to 3; a good steel pocketknife to as high... cence is only of limited use, because spec- copper a blue, and potassium a violet imens of the same
Book
found in nature are listed generally either as a region or a country. To find specific localities, other...dendrites, moss, branching trees, wire, knitting (copper) ; 2 flaky foliated , bearing some resemblance...fingernail: rubbing fingernail: scratching possible copper coin : scratching possible knife: scratching easily...determination: A fingernail will scratch up to hardness 2; a copper coin to 3 ; a good steel pocketknife to as high...yellow, bariu1n a yellowish green, boron a green, copper a blue, and potassium a violet flame. · Fl uorescent
Book
found in nature are listed generally either as a region or a country. To find specific localities, other...dendrites, moss, branching trees, wire, knitting (copper); 2 flaky foliated , bearing some resemblance to...fingernail: rubbing fingernail: scratching possible copper coin: scratching possible knife: scratching easily...determination: A fingernail will scratch up to hardness 2; a copper coin to 3; a good steel pocketknife to as high...yellow, barium a yellowish green, boron a green, copper a blue, and potassium a violet flame. Fluorescent
Book
found m nature are hsced generally etther as a region or a country To fi nd specific localities, other...to dendrites. moss. branchmg trees, wire, knmmg (copper), 2 flaky foliated. bearing some resemb lance co...fingernail: rubbing fingernail: scratching possible copper coin: scratching possible knife: scratching easily...A fingernail will s.:ratch up to hardness 2, a copper ~oin to 3. a good steel pocketknife t0 a-; high...yellow, barium a yellowish green, boron a green, copper a blue, and potassium a violet flame. Fluorescent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Animas, Atocha, Bolivia, stannite, 1045. Ankerite, Germany, thermal decomposition of, 138. An]~ole, Uganda...Italy, 1037. Belnhausen, Darmstadt, Germany, ankerite, 138. Benallt mine, Caernarvon~hire, Wales, bannisterite...(PETER R.), Mackinawite, pentlandite, and native copper from the Newport pallasite, 717. Busovaca, Bosnia... 1052. Chiwya Claims, Rhodesia, graftonite, psilomelane, strengite, arrojadite, 50. Chlorite, see klementite...), & SILLI TOE (R. H.), Supergene alteration of copper deposits, northern Chile: I. Chalcopyrite-bornite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralsdefinitely. In theseveins,hollandite,psilomelane, cryptomelane, For manyyears,the identityof...carbonate;rarely, it results from Table 1, DFH-169). In this mine, somelayers m chocolate-brown plumo• supergene alterationof...lographic, or chemical data, must be considered copper (generally less than 0.2 percent), zi[ doubtful...areas of rhodochrosite wi• drusy cavities, New Ross mine, Lunenburg, Nova Scoti The specimen is ten centimeters...percent;andcopperis lower. Smallamounts the Club House mine, Arkansas, in which such of cobalt,nickel, and thallium
Catalog/List
attention at all times. JULY 1973 1. ADAMITE. Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico. Choice well-formed yellowish green... Grube Sampson, 8'1>. Andreasberg, Harz Mts., Germany. Unusual silvery grey It" botryoidal mass. £~....gossan. lxl lT • £1- 6. ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to...Li~ht green 2tx2t". £1. AUTUNITE. South Terras Mine, st. Stephens, Cornwall. Light yellowish green platy...and Quartz matrix. 2xlt". £2.50. A?1JRITE. Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Bright blue cellular
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals of the Clara Mines Ober-Wolfach, Baden, West Germany Outstanding crystals of barite and fluorite...Black Forest, which forms the southwest corner o f Germany, bordering on France and Switzerland. I n many...opportunity for many sports. A l ­ though the Clara mine is the mineralogists' chief target, there are many...1769-1781 when Benedictine monks took over operations. Copper ores were mined for short periods during that time...when the mine was worked by the Kinzigthaler Mining Corporation. Today, the older Clara mine is abandoned
Book (volume)
and the corresponding citation (Hudson Bay 309 mine). in Ref. 4, line Z, for 670 read 676. 310 in...AX3 Type, bottom line, for 625 Psilomelane read 633 635 618 Psilomelane {belongs in AX2 type). in Ref...read Ca4Al2(OH)i4 5H2O. • for 625 Psilomelane read 618 Psilomelane. 668 673 bottom 691 5, in the...say that this guarantee did much to deterrepaid. mine the award of the grant. To Mr. W. 0. Wiley, Chairman... — chromian — cobaltian Columbium — Columbian Copper — cuproan, cuprian Dysprosium — dysprosian Erbium
Report (issue)
greater number of these deposits lie in the desert region of Mohave, Maricopa, and Yuma counties. Others...the Howard claims, in Mohave County; the Hardshell mine, in Santa Cruz County; the Bunker and Burmeister...claims, in Yuma County; and the Globe Commercial Copper Co. and Superior & Globe Co., in the Globe district...determine whether the manganese deposits in this region can be profitably worked are prices paid for manganese...available to most of the deposits in the mountainous region in the eastern part of the State, but it must be
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
thickerbedof tuff, and,in the central part of the Lucifer mine,the baseof the bed of oxideslies near the baseof...the Boleo district(44), withinwhichseveralbedsof copper-bearing ore havebeenmined in an areaabout6 mileslongand...The manganesecontentof shipmentsfrom the Lucifer mine commonly rangesfrom 48 to 52 percent,the contentof...percent;there are also appreciablepercentagesof copper and lead. In the beds of the Boleo Formationin...Formationin the Boleo districtthat are minedfor copper,the copper contentlargely rangesfrom 3.0 to 6.0 percent,the
Catalog/List
.... . Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine --=.rransparent micro crystals on limonite gossen........ . AJOITE Copper aluminum silicate' Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls...silicate CLEAVELANDITE Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine #2 Lustrous white twin xl groups, minor muscovite...ALLEMONTITE An intergrowth of arsenic and antimony Germany Harz Mountains, Andreasberg Rich gray botryoidal...Lead telluride • Colorado Saguache County, Klondike mine Brilliant metallic tin white cleavable mass in quartz
Report (issue)
Europe: Austria-Hungary; Belgium; Bulgaria; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Portugal; Russia; Spain; Sweden...following may be mentioned: Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain; West Africa (Gold Coast)...lost their foreign markets. Prior to the war, Germany was the largest buyer of the high-grade Caucasian...United Kingdom, and to a much smaller extent from Germany and other European countries, in order to supplement...averaged well over 500,000 tons (the Lake Superior region furnishing considerably over 90 per cent. of this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
................................ Manganesewith copper ............................................. Manganesewith...manganite, pyrolusite, ramsdellite, cryptomelane,psilomelane, hollandite, braunite, and coronadite. Another...generallyhypogene,is presentwith an oxide suchas psilomelane,which in this belt is probablysupergene(Batesville...the southeastern states,largelycryptomelane, psilomelane, hollandite,and pyrolusite,are alsothosethat...is commonlyone or more of the manganeseoxides,psilomelane,hollandite,cryptomelane, and theseare followedby
Book
This specimen is taken from Lyon Mountain Iron Mine. Lyon Mountain, New York. Felsite Felsite is aphanitic...than plagioclase feldspar. This sample 1s from Germany. This rock form is composed almost entirely of...this rock. This example was uncovered at Mohorn, Germany. This aphanitic rock corresponds in composition...other uses. This specimen is from Wachenheim, Germany. 10 ROCKS Lava The most common extrusive rock...in this specimen. recovered from the Saar region of Germany. Conglomerates will show a color contrast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
abundance,are braunire,pyrolusite, manganite,psilomelane and hausmanite.Piedmontiteis important as a gangueconstituent...mineralsamples from the differentcyclesrevealsthat psilomelane is moreabundantin the Lower Cycleand that hausmanite...the two manganese-bearing units exposedin that region. These are the Arqueros formation, of marine origin...in the west-central part of the province. This region has been intensivelystudiedfor economicpurposes...ProfessorPaul Ramdohr of HeidelbergUniversity in West Germany, for study. Credit is given for the data reported
Catalog/List
the presence of only a small amount of silver or copper producing specimens of 910 to 930 fineness. The... 3. ARSENIC and PROUSTITE Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Choice irregular dull gray unusually fibrous botryoidal...from this unque copper producing locality. 4½x6x3½" $50. 00. 7. CALAVERITE Cresson mine, Cripple Creek...with fluorite. 3x4" $85. 8. CASSITERITE Siglo XX mine, Llalla.gua., Bolivia, Choice lustrous jet-black...lustrous snow-white cryst.als covering black psilomelane. 3½x4½"$35.00. 10. CBALCOSIDERITE Wheal Phoenix
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cryptomelane, a new name for the commonest ot?the "psilomelane" minerals. Am. Min. 27: 607-610, 1942. THE...unsatisfactory state,chieflybecausethe term "psilomelane" has cometo be usedto refer to any hard, massive...is needed. However, as statedbelow,the term "psilomelane"shouldnot be usedin this sense,but shouldrefer...identified shouldbe referredto as belongingto the "psilomelane type." This term is to be understood to include...Pyrol•usite.The namepolianiteshouldbe dropped. *Psilomelane•BaR00•s.2H20 (?), R = MnTMchiefly,alsoMnn, Co
Book (volume)
Gotthard, Switzerland (from a specimen in the Karlsruhe collection). THE KINGDOM MINERAL BY Dr...reserved. H., Hofbuchdruckerei, Cothen-Anhalt (Germany). Translation This book has book of but ...addition there plates, pictorial and minerals, Karlsruhe, and Hamburg, the Senckenberg Museum loan of...104. Ores Native Lead 101. Copper-pyrites Copper-vitriol Mercury mine 46 crystals 101, nite Cuprite...Cuprite 107. 100. Copper-glance Govellite 103. 96 Copper Ores 96. copper Franklinite .... Substances
 
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