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Boulangerite from
Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Boulangerite

Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Boulangerite
Formula:Pb5Sb4S11
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite4
Quartz3
Bournonite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Boulangerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Apollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77356:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Boulangerite
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘReichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.6km (4.8 miles) ⓘGeorg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘLouise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘSilberwiese mine, Oberlahr, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘPetersbach Mine, Eichelhardt, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘFriedrich Mine, Steckenstein, Mittelhof, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘGrüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘConcordia Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘBrüderbund Mine, Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘSilbersand Mine, Sankt Johann, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Schnorrer, Günther (1993) Die Grube Apollo bei Raubach im Westerwald und ihre Minerale [The Apollo mine near Raubach in the Westerwald and its minerals]. Lapis, 18 (3). 13-22; 58
Wagner, T., Cook, N. J. (2000) Late-Variscan antimony mineralisation in the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge, NW Germany: evidence for stibnite precipitation by drastic cooling of high-temperature fluid systems. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (2) 206-222 doi:10.1007/s001260050016
 
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