Tirolite and Cuprite – Wilhelmine Mine, Sommerkahl near Schöllkrippen, Spessart, Germany
Tirolite as lamellar pearly, greenish-blue crystal crusts up to cm-size, with Azurite and Malachite on a gneiss breccia, veined by a 3-5 mm thick ore band of reddish Cuprite (partly transformed into dark grey Chalcocite/Covellite). Interesting and representative vein section from this mineral-rich ancient copper mine! Historical find in 1967 by Friedrich Buntfuss/Munich (1899-1993, No. 710), ex collection Max Pohl/Hanau
Tirolit, cuprite - Wilhelmine mine, Spessart, Germany
SKU: SW-146
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Size
10 cm x 8 cm x 4.5 cm
Locality
Wilhelmine mine, Sommerkahl near Schöllkrippen, Spessart, Germany