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St Johannes Mine (St Johannes adit), Sehma, Sehmatal, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germanyi
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St Johannes Mine (St Johannes adit)Mine
SehmaDistrict
SehmatalMunicipality
ErzgebirgskreisDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 12° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
GRN:
N34E07
Type:
Mine
KÃķppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
224259
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224259:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
St Johannes Fundgrube (St Johannes Stolln), Sehma, Sehmatal, Revier Annaberg, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland


An old tin mine, which worked on a 16th century adit between 1690 and 1715. It produced a little more than 12 cwt. of black tin. The 16th century working is probably identical with the St Johannes adit referred to by Freiesleben.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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References

www.geschichte-ana.de (n.d.) http://www.geschichte-ana.de/wb/media/bergbaunachrichten/sehma.pdf
Freiesleben, J.C. (1844): Die SÃĪchsischen ErzgÃĪnge in localer Folge nach ihren Formationen zusammengestellt. Magazin fÞr die Oryktographie von Sachsen, 2. Extraheft, 213 pp.
Nickerl, F., and RÃķthig, H. (2000): Verzeichnis der BerggebÃĪude von Sehma 1500-1900. StreifzÞge durch die Geschichte des oberen Erzgebirges, Bergbaunachrichten. Arbeitskreis Annaberg-Buchholzer Heimatforscher, 60 pp. (in German).
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