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Proustite from
Shaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Proustite

Shaft 296, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Proustite

Shaft 296, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Proustite

Shaft 296, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Proustite
Formula:Ag3AsS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Proustite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:658257
Long-form Identifier:1:3:658257:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Proustite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘShaft 186, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘShaft 207, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘOberschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘShaft 250, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘShaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘShaft 309, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘFürstenvertrag Mine (Shaft 90), Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘTürk shaft (Shaft 83), St Katharina Mine, Zschorlau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘRosenkranz Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Vollstädt, H. & Weiß, St. (1991): Mineralfundstellen Sächsisches Erzgebirge. Chr. Weise Verlag, München, 127 pp.P. 26ff
 
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