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Azurite from
Schneckenstein cliff (Königskrone Topaz Mine), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schneckenstein cliff (Königskrone Topaz Mine), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:552623
Long-form Identifier:1:3:552623:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘTisová, Kraslice, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘFahsel quarry, Blauenthal, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘLudwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘSt Georg Mine, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘDiabase quarries, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘReimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘThiergarten, Plauen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘSt Catharina Mine, Gottes Geschick Vereinigt Feld Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Leithner, Helmut (2008) Famous mineral localities: The Königskrone topaz mine, Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany. The Mineralogical Record, 39 (5) 355-367
 
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