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Rottleberode Fluorspar Mines

Producer in Germany with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Quartz, Copper, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069456
MRDS ID W006993
Record type Site
Current site name Rottleberode Fluorspar Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.95228, 51.51541 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH OF ROTTLEBERODE, EAST GERMANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Germany

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR ROTTLEBERODE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Quartz Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, BARITE, QUARTZ GANGUE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 10.95228, 51.51541
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Harz Mountains

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike WNW, NW
    Dip 80 DEG NNE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Harz Mountains Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION HAS CONTINUED UNTIL AT LEAST 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 165M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOSE, H.R., 1955, EUROPEAN FLUORSPAR SUPPLIES: MINING ENGINEERING, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 7, N. 4, APRIL, 1955, P. 386-387

  • Deposit

    , 1970, MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL. III: U.S. BU MINES, P. 305

  • Production

    HOSE, H.R., 1955, EUROPEAN FLUORSPAR SUPPLIES, P. 387

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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