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Hohe Buche, Hinzweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Hohe BucheMine (Abandoned)
HinzweilerMunicipality
Lauterecken-WolfsteinCollective Municipality
KuselDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 34' 35'' North , 7° 34' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.57639,7.57556
GeoHash:
G#: u0v6h3h77
GRN:
N34E04
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hinzweiler426 (2016)2.0km
Eßweiler460 (2017)2.2km
Wolfstein2,060 (2015)2.3km
Horschbach285 (2011)3.1km
Rutsweiler an der Lauter390 (2011)3.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
14810
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14810:9
GUID (UUID V4):
a6e0c8fd-a569-4af6-852b-c27ab111d888
Other Languages:
German:
Hohe Buche, Hinzweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Landkreis Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Hohe Buche is the name of a forest district on top of Königsberg, a prominent mountain in northern Palatinate and known for centuries for its mercury and baryte deposits. During the 1950s and 1960s, uranium prospection was done in all the old mining districts of Palatinate. In the area of Hohe Buche, a radiation anomaly was discovered and subsequently in 1968 Gerhard Dreyer, at that time a student of geology at Mainz University, discovered U and Hg-containing rhyolite samples about 300 m N of the top of Königsberg. Closer inspection revealed that such rock samples are spread along a narrow and elongate zone with increased radiation (Bültemann and Strehl, 1969). The occurrence looked promising for being a potential uranium source and a prospect was made in 1969 named after the district where it was located. The prospect exposed a mineralized zone of 60 m length and a width of 0.3 m up to 2 m (Dreyer et al., 1971). The U content was too low and the size of the mineralization too small to enable an economic mining project. Therefore the trial was landscaped and overgrown by trees soon again.

Hohe Buche became well known among collectors due to the excellent corderoite crystals that occur in small rhyolite vugs. Corderoite was already observed by Dreyer in 1969 as an unknown mineral that he could not identify. In 1974 he was able to do a detailed analysis revealing that it was a new Hg halide-sulfide that was not known before in nature. Dreyer considered naming the new mineral wolfsteinite after the nearby town of Wolfstein. Before he was able to publish his data, exactly the same mineral was announced as the new mineral corderoite from McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine) in Nevada, USA. Therefore, "wolfsteinite" as a new mineral was obsolete. In contrast to the type locality where corderoite is only observed as a fine-grained mineral, Hohe Buche provided euhedral crystals which are reaching sizes up to 2 mm (Dreyer, 1975). Still today the Hohe Buche crystals are among the best or even the best known worldwide, making Hohe Buche one of the most interesting localities in Palatinate.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
✪ Corderoite
Formula: Hg2+3S2Cl2
Habit: Cubic
Colour: Light brown, brown, black
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Metazeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Phosphuranylite
Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Stibiconite'
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S
References:
Hartmut Hensel Collection, EDX analysis Joy DesorIdentification: SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

HgSⓘ Cinnabar
Hg2+3S2Cl2ⓘ Corderoite
Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2Oⓘ Metatorbernite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘCorderoite2.FC.15aHg2+3S2Cl2
ⓘTetrahedrite-(Hg)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup
var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'		2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ''2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘ'Stibiconite'4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘRomanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
ⓘUraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
ⓘ4.DL.05UO2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘMetazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘPhosphuranylite8.EC.10KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ CorderoiteHg32+S2Cl2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CorderoiteHg32+S2Cl2
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
AsArsenic
Asⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ CorderoiteHg32+S2Cl2
Hgⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Hgⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Hg)Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4S12S
UUranium
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Uⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Bültemann, H.W. and Strehl, E. (1969) Uranvorkommen im Saar-Nahe-Gebiet. Der Aufschluss, 20, 215-220.
Dreyer, G., Emmermann, K.-H., and Rée, C. (1971) Uran-Quecksilbervererzungen in Eruptivgesteinen des pfälzischen Rotliegenden. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 115, 1-30.
Dreyer, G. (1975) Neue Mineralien in der Rheinpfalz II. Mitteilungen der Pollichia, 63, 5-9.
Heidkte, U. (1987) Eine Quecksilber-Uran-Paragenese mit Corderoit vom Königsberg (Pfalz). Der Aufschluss, 38, 169-172.
Hensel, H. (2017) Die Quecksilber-Halid-Sulfide der Pfalz. Der Aufschluss, 68, 285-299.
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