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


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Langite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
08565330017272021707162.jpg
Langite

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

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

Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Langite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Laurionite5
Connellite4
Cuprite3
Brochantite3
Anglesite3
Chalcophyllite2
Linarite1
Posnjakite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Langite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31207:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Langite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘGlückauf Mine, Hütschen valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘKahlenberg district, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLead smelter Clausthal slag locality (Frankenscharrn smelter slag locality), Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘGroßfürstin Alexandra Mine, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine, Goslar, 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
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘGroße Romke slag locality, Oker valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘHuneberg Quarry, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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