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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Duftite
Formula:PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite17
Philipsbornite14
Gartrellite7
Segnitite6
Quartz5
Carminite4
Baryte3
Arsenbrackebuschite2
Hidalgoite2
Malachite2
Bariopharmacosiderite2
Plumbogummite1
Plumboagardite1
Bayldonite1
Proustite1
Descloizite1
Conichalcite1
Goethite1
Beudantite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Duftite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (117 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4697:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Duftite
3.2km (2.0 miles) Herrensegen Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
10.0km (6.2 miles) Reichenbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) Amalie Mine, Grunern, Staufen im Breisgau, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
12.5km (7.7 miles) Silberbrünnle Mine, Gengenbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
13.1km (8.1 miles) Hechtsberg quarry, Hausach, Hausach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
19.6km (12.2 miles) Michael Mine, Weiler, Seelbach, Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
21.8km (13.5 miles) Giesenbach (Gießenbach; Im Gießen), Reichenbach, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
58.7km (36.5 miles) Katzensteig, St Wilhelm, Oberried, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
65.3km (40.6 miles) Anton Mine, Wieden, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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