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


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Serpierite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Serpierite
Formula:Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76235:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpierite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSilberbach slag locality, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLead smelter Clausthal slag locality (Frankenscharrn smelter slag locality), Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘLautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘGabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘFrau-Sophien-Hütte slag locality, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘSamson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘBergmannstrost Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘLudwig-Rudolf Mine, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘChristine Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, 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
 
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