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Sphalerite from
Aare-Hochstaden Mine, Altenahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aare-Hochstaden Mine, Altenahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669611:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘHoffnung Mine (Spes Mine), Martinsknipp, Ahrbrück, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSaarsegen Mine, Lind, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘ"Alter Berg" adit (Kohlberg adit), Burgsahr, Kirchsahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘHedwigsglück Mine (Emma Carolina Mine), Kurtenberg, Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘHürnigskopf Mine, Hürnig, Kirchsahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘLaura Mine, Oberbachem, Wachtberg, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘDorothea Mine, Fuchshofen, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘBergsegen I Mine, Aremberg, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘMarienberg Mine, Unkel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBleidelle Mine, Langscheid, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Heusler, C. (1897) Beschreibung des Bergreviers Brühl-Unkel [Description of the Brühl-Unkel mining district]. Verlag Adolph Marcus.
Meyer, W., and Stets, H. (1996): Das Rheintal zwischen Bingen und Bonn. Sammlung Geologischer Führer, Vol. 89, Borntraeger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 386 pp.
 
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