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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 17' 52'' North , 8° 23' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Age:
419.2 ± 3.2 to 358.9 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bestwig11,764 (2017)7.0km
Olsberg15,814 (2015)9.1km
Silbach885 (2015)9.7km
Meschede32,224 (2015)9.8km
Altenbüren1,321 (2017)12.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
1853
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1853:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Bastenberg, Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland


Ancient lead and zinc mine, working veins hosted by Devonian schists. A large dump still remains, which is marked by the coordinates.

Located on a slope of Bastenberg mountain, about 3 km WSW of Ramsbeck.

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Mineral List


43 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Bonattite
Formula: CuSO4 · 3H2O
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Brianyoungite
Formula: Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Photo & Collection of Yunkuan (Henry) WuIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalconatronite
Formula: Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Cuproroméite'
Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Dundasite
Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Gerhardtite
Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Namuwite
Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Orthoserpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Palmierite
Formula: K2Pb(SO4)2
Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ramsbeckite (TL)
Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Type Locality:
Redgillite
Formula: Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Schulenbergite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Susannite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
'U94 (of Schnorrer)'
Formula: Cu-Zn-SO4-CO3
'UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn' (FRL)
Formula: (Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Type Locality:
Wroewolfeite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Cuproroméite'4.DH.20Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Brianyoungite5.BF.30Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Susannite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Chalconatronite5.CB.40Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Dundasite5.DB.10PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Gerhardtite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Palmierite7.AD.40K2Pb(SO4)2
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Bonattite7.CB.10CuSO4 · 3H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Wroewolfeite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Orthoserpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Namuwite7.DD.50Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Ramsbeckite (TL)7.DD.60(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Redgillite7.DD.70Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Schulenbergite7.DD.80(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
'UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn' (TL)7.DD.80(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'U94 (of Schnorrer)'-Cu-Zn-SO4-CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
H BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
H GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
H OrthoserpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
H PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
H SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
H UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
C CalciteCaCO3
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CerussitePbCO3
C ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
C DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
C U94 (of Schnorrer)Cu-Zn-SO4-CO3
NNitrogen
N GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
O BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
O GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
O OrthoserpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O PalmieriteK2Pb(SO4)2
O CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
O PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
O UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
O U94 (of Schnorrer)Cu-Zn-SO4-CO3
NaSodium
Na ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
AlAluminium
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MilleriteNiS
S NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
S OrthoserpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S PalmieriteK2Pb(SO4)2
S PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
S Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
S UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
S U94 (of Schnorrer)Cu-Zn-SO4-CO3
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
KPotassium
K PalmieriteK2Pb(SO4)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca OrthoserpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cu BonattiteCuSO4 · 3H2O
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OrthoserpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cu WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Cu UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Cu U94 (of Schnorrer)Cu-Zn-SO4-CO3
ZnZinc
Zn BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Zn OrthoserpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zn Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Zn U94 (of Schnorrer)Cu-Zn-SO4-CO3
AsArsenic
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PalmieriteK2Pb(SO4)2
Pb PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2

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