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Azurite from
Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Azurite

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Azurite

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Azurite

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Azurite

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Azurite

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Azurite, etc.

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Azurite

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Cerussite3
Limonite2
Malachite2
Chalcopyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76211:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCommunion Quarry, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘLautenthalsglück mine, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘLautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘGlückauf Mine, Hütschen valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘWinterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘGrund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘSteigertalkopf, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘFrische Lutter vein (incl. Lutter adit; South Rothäuser adit; North Rothäuser adit), Bad Lauterberg, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, A.; Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1986) Die Minerale der Glücksrad-Halde bei Oberschulenberg / Harz [The minerals of the Glücksrad mine dump near Oberschulenberg / Harz]. Lapis, 11 (1). 9-18; 42
Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1988) Mineralogische Notizen IV. Der Aufschluss: 39: 153-168 (in German).
 
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