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Cerussite from
Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95818
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95818:7
GUID (UUID V4):42adbf49-e949-47f0-aba6-df2758da42d9
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
9.1km (5.7 miles) Moldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
33.1km (20.5 miles) Beschert Glück Mine, Zug, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
35.1km (21.8 miles) Lorenz Gegentrum Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
36.7km (22.8 miles) Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
44.5km (27.7 miles) Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
46.2km (28.7 miles) Křimov D7 roadcut, Křimov, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
47.8km (29.7 miles) Heilige Dreifaltigkeit Mine, Zschopau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
50.4km (31.3 miles) Scharfenstein, Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
57.1km (35.5 miles) Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
62.7km (39.0 miles) Straßburger Glück Mine, Niederschlag, Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
mineral, "At were of large, prisms, of this mine have been obtained, more Note. - Galena offer... fine and commonly the the of the and Cerussite prisins red Psilomelane, solid In — pene-...in the specimens Dundasite, bunches samples Mine, of occurs lode. beautiful white large more...originally Cornish mining ceeding by colour, Mine fractures of great the mineral often Mount ...extremely some rarely Anglesite. Embolite, back Mine. with minute of small of capping gossan the
Catalog/List
}~-x2ixli". £l6.5o. NATIVE B~5MUTH. Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Very rich vein section consisting of feathery...thick. £13.00. BISMUTHINITE. George & Charlotte Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, Devon. Rich, silvery grey, bladed...veinstuff. IpHxl" , £1.50. BISMUTHINITE. Patino Mine, Uncia, Potosi Dist., Bolivia. Choice, very rich...cavities. lixl-!;-". £4.50. 14.'/ BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Clusters of tarnished Bornite...mm. 2x2xl-t". £13.00. 15. BROCHANTITE. Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Utah, U.S.A. Bright, deep green
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Oregon; argyrodite (a silver sulphide germanate), Germany, Bolivia. On the other hand, there are many well...in Colyn region W. of r. Dniepr. ANDREASBERG, Germany, S E Oberharz mountain range, lead-zinc deposit...arsen, hormotone, analcime, desmin. FREIBERG, Saxony, Germany, old famous mineral, classic locality. Native...Annaberg, Johanngeorgenstadt, Schneeberg, all in Saxony. Here have been discovered minerals: annabergite...Belgium, the most known are lead-zinc deposits Altenberg and Stolberg, very good specimens so called Schalenblende
Journal (issue)
Moore Tpmoore1@cox.net The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province.............731 . by M. P. Sacchi The Santa Rosa mine, Inyo County, California .........................SCORODITE crystal, 1.6 cm wide, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Unique Minerals...in the area of the No. 1 shaft at the Pyšminskij mine near Berezovsk. Figure 29. Workings along veins...www.budil-minerals.com The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province
Book
concentrated, together of rare earths, such as tin and tungsten ores. Finally the remainder of the...specific ores, such as molybdenum, tungsten and tin ores, from hot gases and vapour, is called pneumatolysis...interesting minerals can also be found on heaps of mine refuse, but never enter abandoned shafts or caves... BISMUTH Bia Krupka, Czechoslovakia very good tin-white, grey silver- white light grey, silverwhite...arsenic-silver ALLEMON- ore veins TITE yellowish grey tin-white to grey g rey No. 1—8 metallic opaque
Catalog/List
crystalline xllized - crystallized MM - micromount TIN -thumbnail size Fl. - fluorescent P. - phosphorescent....... . Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine --=.rransparent micro crystals on limonite gossen...silicate' Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite . ...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
Book (volume)
reserved. H., Hofbuchdruckerei, Cothen-Anhalt (Germany). Translation This book has book of but ...122. Pyromorphite 130. Sulphur of 120. Cerussite 126 52 Use 115. Amalgam, Cinnabar Ores ...Lead 101. Copper-pyrites Copper-vitriol Mercury mine 46 crystals 101, nite Cuprite 107. 100. Copper-glance...Hypersthene Amphibole Group Uranium Compounds Tin 311 Bronzite, Spodumene 179. Wolframite 310...Mimetite, 19. Various Native I. II. Galena, Cerussite, III. Phos- dorffite, Tungsten, Millerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
no stolzite equivalent of wulfenite’s Red Cloud mine, yet attractive, somewhat wulfenite-like stolzite...from Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia; the Fat Jack mine, Arizona; and Santa Rosa, Argentina. Stolzite is...with a wide variety of other minerals including cerussite, anglesite, raspite, pyromorphite, mimetite, and... These include the well-known Loudville (Mahan) mine at Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts...Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the Silver Hill mine, Davidson County, North Carolina. It has been found
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others containing elements of rare earths, such as tin and tungsten ores. Finally the remainder of the magma...specific ores, such as molybdenum, tungsten and tin orcs, from hot gases and vapour, is called pneumatolysis...interesting minerals can also be found on heaps of mine refuse, but never enter abandoned shafts or caves...trigonal metallic opaque liquid 13.6 greasy tin-white, grey silverwlutc grey metallic opa opaque... metallic opaque 2.5-3 8.6 very good fragile tin-white to grey grey metallic opaque compact, thread­
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^ Gerhard becker, dealer, Idar-Oberstein, west GERMANY ^ bona potenza bianchi, Curator, University of...HOFMANN, Professor, School of Mines, Freiberg, east Germany ^ GEORGE HOLLOWAY, collector, Northridge, California...Professor, Mineralogical Institute, Bonn, west Germany ^ H. j. schubnel, Pro­ fessor and author, School...stood atop the "mother” mass of blue-colored rock. A mine was started and a shaft was sunk into the rock....crystal, still imbedded in the country rock, to the mine manager, Mr. F. Wells. With his pocketknife Wells
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Sorbonne, man Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, U.S.S.R. GERMANY j}& BONA POTENZA BIANCHI, Curator, % «G. P....HOFMANN, Professor, School of Mines, Freiberg, EAST GERMANY }& GEORGE HOLLOWAY, collector, Northridge, California...Professor, Mineralogical Institute, Bonn, WEST GERMANY ¥& H. J. SCHUBNEL, Professor and author, School...stood atop the “mother” mass of blue-colored rock. A mine was started and a shaft was sunk into the rock....crystal, still imbedded in the country rock, to the mine manager, Mr. F. Wells. With his pocketknife Wells
Book (edition)
and its Compounds Zinc and its Compounds Cadmium, Tin Compounds of Titanium Cobalt and Nickel and their...Example, some varieties of white lead-ore or cerussite. b. The degrees of intensity are denominated as...Carbon Cerium M W = Potassium = Silver = Sodium = Tin = Tungsten CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. Iron 8? CHEMICAL...SrO = = strontium oxide; S0 2 sulphur dioxide tin sulphur trioxide; Sn0 2 (sulphurous acid); S0 3 dioxide...undecomposed mineral and boiled with the addition of tin-foil, assumes a beautiful blue or violet color a
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type is the cobalt district of Schneeberg, in Saxony, a mountainous region 1,300 to 1,600 feet (400...older and a younger. The older veins include tin deposits, the quartz-copper veins and pyriticlead...minerals include smaltite in two varieties, one tin-white, the other a gray granular or crystalline variety...been found in the Schneeberg parts. resemble the tin lodes. 1 This structure is common at the Drumlummon...Schneeberg are now owned by the Eoyal Treasury of Saxony and by the Sachsiche Privat-Blaufarbenwerks-Verein
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on quartz, from Neudorf in the Harz Mountains (Germany). The large crystal measures almost 2 1/2 inches...crystals on quartz, Braunsdorf near Freiberg (Saxony, Germany); crystals up to 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) long....with the NO 3group. Apatite, Fichtelgebirge (Germany), 2x 12 Scheelite, Tae-Wha (Korea), 1x The...Classification Siderite, 8ri.iderbund Mine, near Eiserfeld (Siegerland, Germany), 3x almost identical in size...specimen shown here comes from the Eagle's Nest Mine in California, and its actual size is about 2 inches
Catalog/List
cellular Limonitic Gossan, with minor blades of Cerussite 3nd odd well formed crystals of Cuprite. 3x2"...tr ix. 3x2" • £7. 4. ARGENTITE. Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. A pure metallic lead-grey mass .,ith some...crystal faces. 2xltxl". £6. 5. M\SENOPYRITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Sharp, silvery grey, complex...lxl". 50p. 6. aUTUNITE. Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany. Yellowishgreen sma 11 platy crystals sea ttered...matrix in association. Itxlt". £4. 8. AUTUNITE. Mine La Faye, Grury, Saone-et-Loire, France. Yellowish
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Netherlands. Back cover The museum ldar-Oberstein. West-Germany. is quaintly situated beneath the Felsenkirche...Copyright 1986 by . Ulrich Burchard, Lalling, West-Germany All rights reserved including the right of reproduction...Printed in Germany Miscellaneous: Design & Lay Out by Rainer Bode, Haltern, West-Germany Type set by...Wurzburg, West-Germany Colour separations by Litho Thungen GmbH, Thungen, West-Germany H. Bari, Musee...Printed by Sellier Druck GmbH, Freising, West-Germany 6 Gasull, Museo de Geologia, Barcelona 249; V
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Tennantite Fablerz and Bournonite - TIN - Oxide of Tin Stream Tin Tin Pyrites· BISMUTH - -.. .. -....COPPER -" -... - - Galena Anglesite,- &c. Cerussite Pyromorphite, &c. !RON - ,... - - Wall-cases..... - - PLATINUM - - MOLYBDENUM, URANIUM, TIN -· - - -.. V - - - - 81 n 88 84 85 86...castings in pure copper, and in its alloys with tin, zinc, &c., selected i11. each instance for some... fluor-spa1', and cl1lorite ; more ra1·ely with tin 01·e, zinc-blende, galena, and calc-spar. Tl1e ore
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iodyrite, jarosite, wad, and limonite; also cerussite, atacamite, malachite, pyromorphite, wulfenite... Freiberg, Schneeberg, and other localities in Saxony and was obtained in great quantities during the...Silver City district, Owyhee County, Idaho, Poorman mine, where masses weighing many pounds were especially...cubes. Bromyrite is found near Dernbach, Nassau, Germany (iodobromite) asA chlorian variety sociated with...probably also occurs in that state in the Hechman mine, near Globe, Gila County. Many other occurrences
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metals known, and bronze, a hard alloy of copper and tin, has been used since c. 3000 BC. Native copper is...(420 tons); others localities include Mansfeld (Germany), Bisbee (Arizona), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Surra...native sliver include Kongsberg (Norway), Freiberg (Germany), Jachymov (Czech Republic), the Comstock Lode...Moschellandsberg (Germany) and Juan Cavelica (Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world...Is found In Erzgeblrge and the Harz Mountains (Germany), Glkos (Russia), Sterling Hill (New Jersey, USA)
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metals known, and bronze, a hard alloy of copper and tin, has been used since c. 3000 BC. Native copper is...(420 tons); others localities include Mansfeld (Germany), Bisbee (Arizona), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Surra...native sliver include Kongsberg (Norway), Freiberg (Germany), Jachymov (Czech Republic), the Comstock Lode...Moschellandsberg (Germany) and Juan Cavelica (Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world...Is found In Erzgeblrge and the Harz Mountains (Germany), Glkos (Russia), Sterling Hill (New Jersey, USA)
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immensely popular handbook of minerals appeared in Germany I obtained a copy fo! my personal library and was...times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...soft. Only by the addition of tin did man obtain a usable alloy, bronze. Tin only occurs in important quantity...quantity in cassiterite (tin and oxygen), and never as the pure metal. In order to obtain copper in sufficient...various parts of the Austrian Tirol and Salzburg. Much tin ore came from Britain so that brisk trading in minerals
Catalog/List
2x5, $4.00.$2.50 lb. ALLEMONTITE, Sonora, Mexico. Tin-white, with some matrix, lxl£, $2.00. ANALCITE, Bolzano...South West Africa. Large crystals (1x1^) with Cerussite coating, 1^x5, $8.00. Italy (Sardinia). Two crystals...small Realgar crystals and matrix, Schneeberg, Germany, 2zx5, $5.00. Native Arsenic with rock, lxl, 750;...to 2x2, $4.00; 2x2i, $6.00. AURICHALCITE, Kelly Mine, New Mexico. Colorful sky-blue small crystals thickly...and larger with bayldonite or malachite and/or cerussite, Ixlf to IxlJ, $14.00; 2x2, $15.00. Single crystal
Catalog/List
St Ives, Cornwall. Cavity in blister formed on a tin ingot from a shipwreck of 1885. This shows platey...labels. 90x40x40mm max. £18. 3) ARSENOLITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. An intergrown group oflight...40x20mm. £325. 8) BINDHEIMITE on JAMESONITE. Bodannon Mine, Endellion, Cornwall. A flattish mass of jamesonite...£8. 12) CASSITERITE. 255 Fm level, South Crofty Mine, Pool, Cornwall. Rich mass of needly cassiterite...with hematite red matrix. 70x50x20mm. £10. 13)CERUSSITE. Wheal Exmouth, Teign Valley, Devon. An intergrown
Catalog/List
stilbite.Pretty RF TN.£4 2) BARITE,Mount Wellington Mine,Gwennap,Cornwall.Vitreous translucent greyish chisel...Excellent RF SPC.C.£10 4) CHALCEDONY,Pednandrea Mine,Redruth,Comwall.Ex Col Williams colln.Pure B crust...Matrix free.Classic location.Pretty D SPC.C.£10 S) CERUSSITE,LINARITE,PYROMORPHITE,Penberthy Croft.St Hilary...clay with many vughs lined with grey lathe like cerussite xtls to 8mm,lime green microxtlline pyromorphite...----------------------------------- 6) BARITE,Hilton Mine,Scordale,nr Appleby,Cumbria.Attractive druse of
Book (edition)
Siderite V/B.02-40 Rhodochrosite V/B.02-50 V/B.04-40 Cerussite Page 764 766 768 770 772 V/C - Waterfree Carbonates...Affiliation/Address Luzerner Str. 10-12, D-12205 Berlin, Germany – Freie Universität Berlin, FB Geowissenschaften...Mineralogie, Malteserstr. 74-100, D-12249 Berlin, Germany Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Dr. Frank...Stilleweg 2, D-30655 HanDr. Thomas Oberthür nover, Germany Dr. Thomas Kenkmann Museum für Naturkunde der ... zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany Prof. Dr. Robert Marschik & Ludwig-Maximilians
 
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