History of mining in Germany

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The Epprechtstein is a mountain in the northern Fichtel Mountains in northeast Bavaria, Germany, . It is mineralogically the most interesting mountain in the entire Fichtel range. Around the summit there are about 20 quarries, in three of which Epprechtstein granite is quarried. The others are closed and partially overgrown.

important official in the early days of mining in Europe who managed the pit or mine

traditional dress of miners guilds in Europe

thumb|The hammer and pick: symbol of mining