25488
Accession Number
14438
Title Of Article Chaper
Bodenschaetze und Bergbau im Landesteil Birkenfeld des ehemaligen Herzogtums Oldenburg
Title Of Journal Book
Der Anschnitt
Volume
36
Issue
1
Pages
23-37
Language Of Text
German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
In western Germany in the region of Birkenfeld, mining dates back to prehistoric periods. Copper, lead, zinc, and silver were the principal metals produced in this area. Minerals such as agate and natural iron oxides which were used as pigments were also mined. -- AATA
pub_id
25488
Title Translation
Minerals and mining at Birkenfeld in the former country of Oldenburg