Todberger gang train

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When Todberger lode is a system of gait disorders in the northwestern resin . It is the northernmost of all Upper Harz corridors and played a comparatively insignificant role from a mining history perspective.

Course (projected onto the surface of the day)

The course west of the Todberg is unknown. Todberg - dam of the Granetalsperre - Verlorener Berg (here anchoring with the best hope gang ) - Königsberg - Rammelsberg (north of the Rammelsberg camp, anchoring with the Burghagener gangway ) - Dbodketal - Gelmke mountain. Behind it the eastern course is not known.

Paragenesis, peculiarities

The Todberger Gangzug has a low ore flow with little chalcopyrite and malachite . The gaits consist mainly of quartz , calcite and dolomite . The thickness is up to 8 meters.

Outcrops

On the top of the Todberg there is an outcrop in the form of a seven meter high rock ( death stone ) made of weathered quartz. Further outcrops can be seen at the Granetalsperre dam.

Overview of mining history

Mining tests have been carried out on copper ores . The Todberg tunnel and shaft of the Duke Wilhelm union testified to this .

literature

  • Torsten Schröpfer: Treasure trove: Interesting facts about the West Harz mining and metallurgy . 1st edition. Pieper, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2000, ISBN 3-923605-08-0 .
  • Dieter Stoppel: Course map of the Upper Harz . Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials, 1981, ISSN  0540-679X .