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Sphalerite from
Stolzembourg Copper Mine, Stolzembourg, Putscheid, Canton Vianden, Luxembourg


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 Stolzembourg Copper Mine, Stolzembourg, Putscheid, Canton Vianden, Luxembourg
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:72767
Long-form Identifier:1:3:72767:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘFléssen, Stolzembourg, Putscheid, Canton Vianden, Luxembourg
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘGoesdorf antimony mine, Goesdorf, Canton Wiltz, Luxembourg
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘAllerborn lead mine, Allerborn, Wincrange, Canton Clervaux, Luxembourg
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘLead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘNeue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘObermartelingen slate mine, Obermartelingen, Martelange, Rambrouch, Canton Redange, Luxembourg
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘSlate mine, Martelange, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘThier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘHelfenterbruck, Bertrange, Canton Luxembourg, Luxembourg
References
Heinen, Guy (1996) De mineralen van het Groothertogdom Luxemburg. Pages 50-52 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
Philippo, Simon (éditeur) (2007) Inventaire minéralogique du Luxembourg: Stolzembourg, Schimpach, Goesdorf. Ferrantia 49, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 152 pages.
 
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