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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stolzembourg Copper Mine, Stolzembourg, Putscheid, Canton Vianden, Luxembourg
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:72769
Long-form Identifier:1:3:72769:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘFléssen, Stolzembourg, Putscheid, Canton Vianden, Luxembourg
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
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘSalmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘCopper-tellurium mineralization, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘThier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (west), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘHourt quarry, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘKarlstollen, Riveris, Ruwer, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘSchwalenbach Mine, Kamberg, Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Philippo Simon (éditeur) 2007 - Inventaire minéralogique du Luxembourg: Stolzembourg,
 
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