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Chrysocolla from
Oberhepschingen, Fröhnd, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oberhepschingen, Fröhnd, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1226979
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1226979:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘAitern Süd Mine, Aitern, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘSpitzdobel Mine, Wieden, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘMaus Mine, Silberberg, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘEcklewald calc-silicate outcrops, Hof, Bernau im Schwarzwald, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘHeidelwerk copper mine (Schlächtenhaus), Endenburg, Steinen, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘDr. Tholus Brunnen Mine, Silberberg, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBaumhalde Mine, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘBrandenberg Mine, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘFluorite mine, Hof, Bernau im Schwarzwald, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘLisbühl, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Gröbner, J. (2017): Zálesíit von Oberhepschingen im Wiesental, Südschwarzwald, sowie ein aktueller Überblick über Agarditvorkommen im Schwarzwald. Erzgräber 31 (1), 1-9.
 
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