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Serpierite from
Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Serpierite

Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Serpierite
Formula:Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Linarite9
Schulenbergite5
Brochantite2
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:174560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:174560:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpierite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLead and silver smelter slag locality, Braubach, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘMorgenröthe Mine, Dahlheim, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘAnna Mine, Winden, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘWerlau, Sankt Goar, Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘBendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘClemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘGrüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘVereinigung Mine, Katzwinkel, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘMarie Mine, Wilnsdorf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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