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


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Dufrénite

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

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

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dufrénite
Formula:Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dufrénite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75571:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dufrénite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘLouise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘHollertszug Mine (Hollerter Zug Mine), Dermbach, Herdorf, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
52.4km (32.5 miles) ⓘWernsberger Erbstollen Mine (Wernsberg Mine), Brachbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘEisenzecher Zug mine, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘMark Mine, Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘRotläufchen Mine, Waldgirmes, Lahnau, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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