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Chalcopyrite from
Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite7
Quartz2
Dolomite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:103100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:103100:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘKatharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘReich Geschiebe Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘGrauer Hecht Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘWeiße Grube, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMannbühl Quarry (Giro Quarry), Dannenfels, Kirchheimbolanden, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘWolfsmühle Quarry, Waldgrehweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘFüllenweide (Fohlenweide), Göllheim, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘRothenberg quarry, Hefersweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCarolina Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘKoppelberg Mines, Orbis, Kirchheimbolanden, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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