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Malachite from
Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite2
Cerussite2
Native Silver1
Bayldonite1
Goethite1
Tenorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77260
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77260:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘKatharina II Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSchartenrück quartz occurrence, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGrüner Löwe Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘErni Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFriedrich Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGrauer Hecht Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘReich Geschiebe Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘWeiße Grube, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘAya shafts, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘLenz Quarry, Hintersteinerhof, Rockenhausen, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Noll, K. (1984) Die Mineralien von Imsbach [The minerals of Imsbach]. Lapis, 9 (5). 36-39
 
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