Zinnoberhöhle
The Zinnoberhöhle is an adit of old mining in the Harz Bodetal, a very narrow rock crevice 150 to 200 feet long and 20 to 30 feet high, in which no cinnabar was found.
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Zinnoberhöhle
The Zinnoberhöhle is an adit of old mining in the Harz Bodetal, a very narrow rock crevice 150 to 200 feet long and 20 to 30 feet high, in which no cinnabar was found.
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The Zinnoberhöhle is an adit of old mining in the Harz Bodetal, a very narrow rock crevice 150 to 200 feet long and 20 to 30 feet high, in which no cinnabar was found.
Description
Morphology
In historical documents, the Zinnoberhöhle is described as a very narrow rock crevice 150 to 200 feet long and 20 to 30 feet high.
Progression
The adit lies on the connection to the Teufelsbrücke and made access there possible before the two suspension bridges were built.
Other details
The Zinnoberhöhle is an adit of old mining. No cinnabar was found in the adit referred to as a cave. However, the name Zinnoberhöhle is misleading, because cinnabar was never mined there. The mineral scientifically called cinnabarite belongs to the mineral class of "sulfides and sulfosalts" with the chemical composition HgS and is thus chemically a mercury sulfide. Because of its intense red color, cinnabar was formerly often used as a color pigment in painting. A mineral of similar color may possibly have been mined there.
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