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Delafossite from
Triembach-au-Val, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France


Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:Delafossite
Formula:Cu+Fe3+O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Delafossite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Triembach-au-Val, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:80418
Long-form Identifier:1:3:80418:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Delafossite
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘSilberbrünnle Mine, Gengenbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘClara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘAnton Mine, Heubach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘSchmiedestollen dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
76.0km (47.3 miles) ⓘJohann Mine, Burgfelsen, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘHaus Württemberg Mine (Neues Jahr Mine), Freudenstadt, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
80.2km (49.9 miles) ⓘDorothea Mine, Freudenstadt, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Wittern, A.; Journée, J.R. (1997) Mineralien finden in den Vogesen. Verlag Sven von Loga. 160 pp.
 
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