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Delafossite from
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Delafossite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Delafossite
Formula:Cu+Fe3+O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper10
Cuprite8
Baryte1
Segnitite1
Chenevixite1
Quartz1
Malachite1
Wroewolfeite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Delafossite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (40 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4398:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Delafossite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘAnton Mine, Heubach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘSchmiedestollen dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘJohann Mine, Burgfelsen, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘSilberbrünnle Mine, Gengenbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
15.4km (9.5 miles) ⓘHaus Württemberg Mine (Neues Jahr Mine), Freudenstadt, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘDorothea Mine, Freudenstadt, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Walenta, Kurt (1992) Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes und ihre Fundstellen. Christian Weise Verlag. 336 pp.
 
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