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Cuprite from
Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Cuprite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cuprite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cuprite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Comments:Sometimes as pseudomorphs after copper.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Silver2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76101
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76101:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘAnna quarry, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘErzgebirge II Mine, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBecke-Oese quarry, Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘCalcite quarry, Holzen, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘSt Caspar Mine, Bärenberg, Plettenberg, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘ"An der Seilbahn" slag locality, Hüsten, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘChurfürst Ernst Mine, Bönkhausen, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘLanwehr quarry, Müschede, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘA46 Highway bridge, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘRohdenhaus Quarry (incl. Krieger Quarry), Rohdenhaus, Wülfrath, Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1986) Neue Minerale von der Schlackenhalde der ehemaligen Zinkhütte Genna in Letmathe/Sauerland. Aufschluss, 37 (2), 55-67.
Bender, D.; Krimmelbein, W. (1994) Aktuelle Übersicht: Mineralien der Zinkhütte Genna/Sauerland [Current overview: Minerals from the Genna/Sauerland zinc smelter]. Mineralien Welt, 5 (4). 10
 
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