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Chalcophyllite from
Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite, etc.

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite, etc.

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
09987410017499851464505.jpg
Chalcophyllite, etc.

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcophyllite
Formula:Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1410057
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1410057:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcophyllite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGottes Geschick Vereinigt Feld Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.7km (14.8 miles) ⓘGeister vein, Rovnost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘFortuna adit (Fortuna mine), Deutschkatharinenberg, Deutschneudorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘTannenberg Mine (Shaft 176), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘMoldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘHuber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘSadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
References
Stolze, S., Möhn, G. & Desor, J. (07/2020), Raman & SEM-EDS conf.
 
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