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Silver mine, Zimmerbach, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Zimmerbach | Commune |
| Colmar-Ribeauvillé | Arrondissement |
| Haut-Rhin | Department |
| Grand Est | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 4' 31'' North , 7° 14' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmerbach | 904 (2016) | 0.2km |
| Walbach | 997 (2016) | 1.7km |
| Turckheim | 3,790 (2016) | 3.2km |
| Wihr-au-Val | 1,297 (2018) | 3.5km |
| Niedermorschwihr | 566 (2016) | 3.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alsace
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mine d'argent, Zimmerbach, Vallée de la Fecht (Vallée de Munster), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
Ancient silver mine, started in the late 15th century and abandoned a few decades later. In 1902, the deposit was unsuccessfully re-worked for a short period of time by a German mining company. There are no traces of the workings left, but dump material can still be found in the vineyards around the village.
The hydrothermally formed vein is hosted by granite-gneiss and consists of quartz, ankerite, siderite and baryte. The primary ores were chalcopyrite and argentiferous tennantite. The geology of the deposit is largely unknown, but the vein likely represents a fracture filling in the Ammerschwihr-Soultzbach fault zone.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
36 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Arseniosiderite Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bayldonite Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Beudantite Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Carminite Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Cornubite Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Cornwallite Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Halloysite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mixite Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ Zálesíite Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Beaverite-(Cu) | 7.BC.10 | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cornwallite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Cornubite | 8.BD.30 | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Carminite | 8.BH.30 | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bayldonite | 8.BH.45 | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Arseniosiderite | 8.DH.30 | Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Bariopharmacosiderite | 8.DK.10 | Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Mixite | 8.DL.15 | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Zálesíite | 8.DL.15 | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite | Ba0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Carminite | PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Cornubite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite | Ba0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Carminite | PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Cornubite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite | Ba0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Carminite | PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cornubite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Cu | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| As | ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite | Ba0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| As | ⓘ Carminite | PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| As | ⓘ Cornubite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| As | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| As | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| As | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite | Ba0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Carminite | PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
France
- ⭔AlsaceRegion
- Grand Est
- Haut-Rhin
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Silver mine, Zimmerbach, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France