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Adamite from
Rohdenhaus Quarry (incl. Krieger Quarry), Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Adamite

Rohdenhaus Quarry, Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Adamite
Formula:Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rohdenhaus Quarry (incl. Krieger Quarry), Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:462187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:462187:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Adamite
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘGenna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘLeibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
75.9km (47.1 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘPius Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘRamsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
96.8km (60.1 miles) ⓘSchöne Aussicht Mine, Burbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Heckmann, Hado; Brandstätter, Franz (2005) Der Kalksteinbruch Rohdenhaus bei Wülfrath und seine Mineralien (Teil 1) [The Rohdenhaus limestone quarry near Wülfrath and its minerals (Part 1)]. Mineralien-Welt, 16 (6). 28-47
Heckmann, Hado; Brandstätter, Franz (2006) Der Kalksteinbruch Rohdenhaus bei Wülfrath und seine Mineralien, Teil 2 [The Rohdenhaus limestone quarry near Wülfrath and its minerals, Part 2]. Mineralien-Welt, 17 (1). 18-37
 
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