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Cuprite from
Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77863
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77863:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGraul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSt Catharina Mine, Gottes Geschick Vereinigt Feld Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘBergkappe Mine (Shaft 75), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘSt Georg Mine, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘPucher Shaft, Wolfgangmaßen mines (Wolfgangmaaßen mines), Wolfgangmaßen, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSauschwart Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘUranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Schlegel, Peter (1991) Die Mineralien der Grube 'Gelbe Birke' bei Schwarzenberg in Sachsen [The minerals of the 'Gelbe Birke' mine near Schwarzenberg in Saxony]. Lapis, 16 (6). 13-20; 58
 
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