Minerals from the Kauber range of veins


The Kauber range of veins is located at the river Rhine, in the area of the
town Kaub, between Wiesbaden and Koblenz.

Mined were Devonian slates, specially for the roof slate production.

For the collector of interest are the following minerals::

chalcopyrite, calcite, quartz, apatite, pyrit

Particulary appealing are paragenisis specimens, where various
minerals occur.

apatite with ankerite specimens width: 8 cm     calcite with ankerite specimens width: 9 cm   rock crystal specimen height: 7 cm     needle-pyrite on ankerite specimen height: 3 cm   rock crystal with calcite and chlorite-inclusions specimens width: 4 cm     apatite on quartz picture width: 3 cm   fahlore with chalcopyrite on ankerite picture height: 3 cm     HOME