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Azurite from
Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Azurite, etc.

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite, etc.

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
06755790017271983312135.jpg
Azurite, etc.

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
03387160017271983381745.jpg
Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Azurite

Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Olivenite9
Quartz7
Cornubite6
Mimetite4
Malachite1
Pharmacosiderite1
Limonite1
Adamite-Olivenite Series1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (26 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:104286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:104286:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘCastor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘMarienberg Mine, Unkel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘClemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘNeandertal limestone quarries, Mettmann, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘPrangenhaus quarry, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘLouise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘSilberberg Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘRohdenhaus Quarry (incl. Krieger Quarry), Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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