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Caledonite from
Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Caledonite

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Caledonite
Formula:Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Caledonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31187:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Caledonite
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘKahlenberg district, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘGlücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSilberbach slag locality, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘOker valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
24.5km (15.3 miles) ⓘFrische Lutter vein (incl. Lutter adit; South Rothäuser adit; North Rothäuser adit), Bad Lauterberg, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘGiepenbach Mine (Gertrud Mine), Tanne, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘTreseburg Mine, Treseburg, Treseburg, Thale, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘFrohe Zukunft Mine, Stolberg, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
van den Berg, W., van Loon, C. (1990) Slag Minerals from the Rammelsberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 8, Rockbottom Publications. 18-23
 
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