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Native Mercury from
Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Carolina Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Carolina Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Native Mercury, etc.

Carolina Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Native Mercury
Formula:Hg
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cinnabar11
Metacinnabar3
Calomel3
Moschellandsbergite2
Schachnerite2
Paraschachnerite2
Quartz2
Malachite1
Moschelite1
Kuzminite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Mercury data
Locality Data:Click here to view Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7559:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Mercury in this Region
Backofen Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Baron Friedrich Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Carolina Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Gottesgabe Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Vertrauen zu Gott Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Native Mercury
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBackofen Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGottesgabe Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘVertrauen zu Gott Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCarolina Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBaron Friedrich Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘRoßwald Mine, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘErzengel Michael Mine (Erzengel Mine), Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSt. Philipp Mine, Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘFrischer Mut Mine (Frischemuth Mine), Stahlberg, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘSchmitten adit, Schmittenzug mine, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Jambor, John L. (1992) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 77 (11-12) 1305-1309
 
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