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Torbernite from
Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Torbernite

Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite, etc.

Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite

Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite, etc.

Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite

Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite, etc.

Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Torbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Metatorbernite1
Parsonsite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Torbernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:128570
Long-form Identifier:1:3:128570:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Torbernite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘStadtberg, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘGlück Flacher vein, Rödergasse, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘWolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘHimmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSt. Margarethe Mine (Otto-Stollen; Shaft 23), Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘShaft 206, Segen Gottes deposit, Antonshöhe, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘGeorg Wagsfort Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘGottesberg, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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