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Wurtzite from
Limburg, Netherlands


Locality type:Province
Classification
Species:Wurtzite
Formula:(Zn,Fe)S
Comments:Wurtzite was found in more coalmines in Limburg, but in "T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007" there are not more locality details (De Wijkerslooth, 1948).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wurtzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Limburg, Netherlands
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:560282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:560282:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wurtzite
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘSophia-Jacoba Mine, Hückelhoven, Heinsberg, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘZufriedenheit Mine, Mausbach, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘDiepenlinchen Mine, Mausbach, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘHenriette Shaft, Diepenlinchen Mine, Mausbach, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘAuguste Victoria coal mine, Hüls, Marl, Recklinghausen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
79.3km (49.2 miles) ⓘBreinigerberg Mine, Breinig, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘLüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007
 
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