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Langite from
Lead smelter Clausthal slag locality (Frankenscharrn smelter slag locality), Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Langite

Lead smelter Clausthal slag locality, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Langite

Lead smelter Clausthal slag locality, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Langite

Lead smelter Clausthal slag locality, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Langite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Langite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lead smelter Clausthal slag locality (Frankenscharrn smelter slag locality), Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1434603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1434603:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Langite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGlückauf Mine, Hütschen valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘKahlenberg district, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘGlücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘSilberbach slag locality, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGroßfürstin Alexandra Mine, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘGroße Romke slag locality, Oker valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘHuneberg Quarry, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
References
Neschen, Peter (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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