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Chalcocite from
Spremberg-Graustein-Schleife deposit (Spremberg-Graustein Cu deposit), Spremberg, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spremberg-Graustein-Schleife deposit (Spremberg-Graustein Cu deposit), Spremberg, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1231832
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1231832:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘDubring quarry, Wittichenau, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘOßling Quarry, Oßling, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘMaximilian mine, Ludwigsdorf, Görlitz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘSulphide deposit (Sohlander Bergsegen), Sohland an der Spree, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘMonzonite quarries, Plauenscher Grund, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Plauenscher Grund, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘStypułów K-13 borehole, Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
83.9km (52.1 miles) ⓘMarkocice Th prospect, Markocice, Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘBerggießhübel (Berggiesshübel), Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘFluorite deposit, Jílové, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
References
Kopp, J., Simon, A., Göthel, M. (2006): Die Kupfer-Lagerstätte Spremberg-Graustein in Südbrandenburg. Brandenburg. geowiss. Beitr., 13, 117-132.
Kopp, J. C., Spieth, V., & Bernhardt, H. J. (2012). Precious metals and selenides mineralisation in the copper-silver deposit Spremberg-Graustein, Niederlausitz, SE-Germany [Edelmetall-und Selenerze in der Kupfer-Silber-Lagerstätte Spremberg-Graustein, Niederlausitz, SE-Deutschland]. Zeitschrift der deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 163(4), 361-384.
Nourizenouz, Zahra; Frenzel, Max; Guy, Bradley Martin; Beranoaguirre, Aratz; Gutzmer, Jens (2026) Insights into the mineralogy and distribution of Co, Ni, As and Bi in the sediment-hosted polymetallic ores of the Kupferschiefer in Lusatia, Germany. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 287. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2026.108060
 
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