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Sphalerite from
Munzig, Klipphausen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Quarter
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Munzig, Klipphausen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:621514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:621514:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘGüte Gottes Mine, Scharfenberg, Klipphausen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘDechantsberg quarries, Rhäsa, Nossen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘGesegnete Bergmannshoffnung Mine, Obergruna, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘAlte Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Kleinvoigtsberg, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBeihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘLorenz Gegentrum Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘNaundorf quarry (Buchberg quarry), Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘReiche Zeche mine, Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘDavidschacht, Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘAbrahamschacht, Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
References
Baumann, L., Kuschka, E., and Seifert, T. (2000): Lagerstätten des Erzgebirges. Enke (Stuttgart), pp. 114-115.
 
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