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Wulfenite from
Kuhberg Quarry, Neumühle/Elster, Greiz, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kuhberg Quarry, Neumühle/Elster, Greiz, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:123788
Long-form Identifier:1:3:123788:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘGüldener Falk Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘJunge Kalbe Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘLudwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘPucher Shaft, Wolfgangmaßen mines (Wolfgangmaaßen mines), Wolfgangmaßen, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘGreif Mine, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘAmerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘGelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘSt Catharina Mine, Gottes Geschick Vereinigt Feld Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
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Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Rüger, F. (2009) Die Mineralien des Kuhbergbruchs Neumühle in Thüringen. Lapis, 34 (6) 25-30
 
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