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Aurichalcite from
Dorothea Mine, Fuchshofen, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aurichalcite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aurichalcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dorothea Mine, Fuchshofen, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:384930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:384930:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aurichalcite
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘBendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMechernicher Bleiberg, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘAlbert Mine, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘMeyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
58.3km (36.3 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘRosenberg Mine, Braubach, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Vetter, R. (1991) Die Mineralien der Grube Dorothea, Fuchshofen / Eifel. Mineralien-Welt, 2 (6). 47-49
 
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