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


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Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
01597750017271983596861.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
01556550017271983614909.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
09320240017271983625039.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
00610030017362288451813.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
01597750017271983596861.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
03551820017371069032954.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
05611490017371069037839.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
02509320017370478348097.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
01597750017271983596861.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
01556550017271983614909.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
09320240017271983625039.jpg
Bindheimite

Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Bindheimite
Formula:Pb2Sb2O6O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Slag2
Plumboferrite1
Cassiterite1
Anglesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bindheimite 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
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76108:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bindheimite
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘCaspari Mine, Uentrop, Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
51.6km (32.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Belecke, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘRamsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘFriedrich Mine, Steckenstein, Mittelhof, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘBrüderbund Mine, Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘMarie Mine, Wilnsdorf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘSchöne Aussicht Mine, Burbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘReichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘLouise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, 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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