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Linarite from
Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
02024140017272005474034.jpg
Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
08340030017272005509267.jpg
Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
06764370017361080953688.jpg
Linarite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schulenbergite1
Ramsbeckite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20144
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20144:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGraul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGottes Geschick Mine, Gottes Geschick Vereinigt Feld Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘKaffenberg, Rittersgrün, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘZlatý Kopec skarn deposit, Zlatý Kopec, Boží Dar, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘSt Briccius Mine, Königswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘStraßburger Glück Mine, Niederschlag, Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘHeilige Dreifaltigkeit Mine, Zschopau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘReiche Zeche mine, Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘLorenz Gegentrum Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
References
Loomis, Thomas A. (1999) The Ross Hannibal Mine, Lawrence County, South Dakota. The Mineralogical Record, 30 (3) 199-206pp.203-203
 
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