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Greenockite from
Lead mine, Riedbodeneck, Mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Greenockite
Formula:CdS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Greenockite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lead mine, Riedbodeneck, Mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336252:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Greenockite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘKasten Alp, Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSt Veit, Telfs, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘVomper Loch mines, Vomp, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘGriesbach, Mieders, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘHaverstock-Hochwart, Wannig, Nassereith, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘLead mines, Obernberg am Brenner, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘSilberberg adit, Unterstein, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘHainzenberg gold mine, Hainzenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘMonteneve Mine (Schneeberg Mine), Moos in Passeier (Moso in Passiria), Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘCorvara Mine (Rabenstein Mine), Pénnes Valley (Pensertal), Sarentino Valley (Sarn valley), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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