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Wulfenite from
Maxonchamp, Rupt-sur-Moselle, Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maxonchamp, Rupt-sur-Moselle, Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:73374
Long-form Identifier:1:3:73374:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘHérival, Le Val-d'Ajol, Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, France
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘSolgat Mine, Lepuix, Belfort, Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘBluttenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘSankt Ludwig-Eisenthür & Sankt Michael & Zum Eisch mines, Saint Louis vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘChamp Brècheté, Urbeis, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘSophienruhe Mine (Karl adit), Badenweiler Pb mining district, Badenweiler, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘQuartz cliff, Müllheim, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘHaus Baden Mine, Sehringen, Badenweiler Pb mining district, Badenweiler, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘFürstenfreude Mine, Badenweiler Pb mining district, Badenweiler, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘSchweizergrund (Antimony mine), Sulzburg, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Hohl, Jean-Luc (1994) Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien. Ed. du Rhin. 271 pp.pp.169-175
 
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