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Hemimorphite from
Witznau dam, Witznau, Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Dam
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Witznau dam, Witznau, Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:734164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:734164:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBrenden Mine, Brenden, Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarry, Detzeln, Waldshut-Tiengen, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘIgelschlatt Mine, Schlücht valley, Ühlingen-Birkendorf, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘGottesehre Mine, Urberg, Dachsberg, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘDr. Tholus Brunnen Mine, Silberberg, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘMaus Mine, Silberberg, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘFahl, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘBrandenberg Mine, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘFinstergrund Mine (Werner adit; Werner vein), Wieden, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘAnton Mine, Wieden, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Steen, H. (2004) Geschichte des modernen Bergbaus im Schwarzwald: Eine detaillierte Zusammenstellung der Bergbauaktivitäten von 1890 bis zum Jahr 2000. Books on Demand GmbH, 488 pp. (in German).
 
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