Rammelsberg Mine
Rammelsberg, Goslar city, Lower Saxony county, Germany
Occurrence
Sediment-hosted copper deposit (Shallow-marine)
Cu-Pb enriched sediment-hosted massive sulfide deposit formed harmonically with sedimental rocks in Middle Devonian (approx. 390 Ma).
A souvenir of the mine. Cute wooden dolls are unique and famous ones in this area, Saxony district in Germany. Various ore minerals were used for the decoration: Gold ones are chalcopyrite, gray ones are sphalerite. White ones are quartz, which is associated with yellowish brown ankerite.
Reported Minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Sphalerite
- Pyrite
- Pyrrhotite
- Tetrahedrite
- Galena
- Arsenopyrite
- Dolomite
- Covellite
- Calcite
- Ankerite
- Barite
Mineral Assemblages
- Calcite(Gangue) - Sphalerite - Chalcopyrite - Pyrite - Ankerite
Details of the mine
One of the best known mines in Europe. A world heritage.
Localities
- Myoho Mine (Mudstone)
- Sawaguchi Mine (Sandy mudstone)
- Rammelsberg Mine (Devonian Shale)