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Chalcopyrite from
Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Chalcopyrite

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Chalcopyrite

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Chalcopyrite

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Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte208
Dolomite44
Strontianite38
Calcite6
Ankerite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (32 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3181:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘEisenberg, Goldhausen, Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKuhlenberg quarry, Silbach, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Thalitter, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘHunold Quarry, Dainrode, Frankenau, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘDörnberg Mine, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘBastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘChristiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry, Rühlborn, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘBestwig quarry, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Unland, Georg (2004) Baryte und Strontianite vom Feinsten: Die Schwerspatlagerstätte Dreislar im Sauerland und ihre Mineralien [Barytes and strontianites at their finest: The Dreislar baryte deposit in the Sauerland and its minerals]. Mineralien Welt, 15 (3). 12-51
 
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