Todtnau, Hesselbach and Fluorspar Districts

Producer in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001691
MRDS ID W006994
Record type District
Current site name Todtnau, Hesselbach and Fluorspar Districts

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 7.93543, 47.83214 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT., LONG. AND ALT. ARE FOR TOOTNAU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baden-Wurttemberg(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Baden-Wurttemberg

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 7.93543, 47.83214

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure name GRABEN
Structure description RHINE GRABEN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name TODTNAU DISTRICT
District name HESSELBACH DISTRICT
District name FLUORSPAR DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1972, MINERALS YEARBOOK, VOL III: U.S. BU MINES, P. 341

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.