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Chalcopyrite from
Winterswijk quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments:In the reference "T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007" it is said that until now all alledged chalkopyrites from here were pyrite (Faber, 1959)
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Winterswijk quarry, Vosseveld, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29334:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘAuguste Victoria coal mine, Hüls, Marl, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘFranz-Haniel Mine, Bottrop, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘClay Pit, Suddendorf, Schüttorf, County of Bentheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘGraf Moltke coal mine, Gladbeck, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘGeneral Blumenthal coal mine, Recklinghausen, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘEwald coal mine, Herten, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘUnser Fritz coal mine, Wanne, Wanne-Eickel, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘRossenray Mine, Kamp-Lintfort, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘChristian Levin coal mine, Dellwig, Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘConsolidation coal mine, Schalke, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007
 
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