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Malachite from
Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
02017640017272055594684.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
02638440017272022789667.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
04212420017272022799285.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Malachite

Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte4
Calcite3
Limonite2
Azurite2
Tetrahedrite Subgroup2
Quartz1
Tyrolite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30696:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBiseschacht, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘGlückauf Mine, Hütschen valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘGrund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘNeuer Johanneser Shaft, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLautenthalsglück mine, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘLautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘSteigertalkopf, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘSt Lorenz Mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘDorothea Landeskrone Mine, Galgenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘSt Anna Mine, Ochsen valley, Wolfshagen im Harz, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
References
Schnorrer, G., Klänhardt, K. (2002) Die Minerale des Iberg-Winterberg-Massives bei Bad Grund/Harz. Der Aufschluss, 53(4), 181-199.
Jahn, S., Stedingk, K., Klänhardt, K. (2012) Das Iberg-Winterberg-Massiv bei Bad Grund. Mineralien-Welt, 23 (4), 30-67.
 
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