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Pitchblende from
Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany


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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
06749110017272001015737.jpg
Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Pitchblende

Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite var: Pitchblende
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pitchblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:782843
Long-form Identifier:1:3:782843:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitchblende
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘShaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘOberschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘShaft 309, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘFahsel quarry, Blauenthal, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘWolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘSt Michaelis Mine (Dickmichel adit; Dickmichel Mine; Shaft 270), Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘZeppelin Shafts (Shafts 19a-b), Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘUranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘHimmlisch Heer Mine (Shaft 28), Cunersdorf, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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