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Chalcophyllite from
Copper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Chalcophyllite
Formula:Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:783394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:783394:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcophyllite
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
50.0km (31.0 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘThier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘSlag dump, Forêt, Trooz, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘRotem slag locality, Rotem, Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘPius Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘGrüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Blaß, Günter; Graf, Hans-Werner (1995) Neufunde von Schlackenhalden in der nördlichen Eifel (II) [New discoveries of slag heaps in the northern Eifel (II)]. Mineralien-Welt, 6 (3). 28-31
 
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