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Brochantite from
Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brochantite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75557
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75557:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Brochantite in this Region
Slag dumps, Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘClemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘApollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘSilbersand Mine, Sankt Johann, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘBendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘLeibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘSilberhardt Mine, Öttershagen, Windeck, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘSilberkaule Mine, Heckhaus, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘCastor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘBergmannstrost Mine, Nievern, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘFriedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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