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Chalcopyrite from
Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite3
Cinnabar3
Tetrahedrite Subgroup3
Marcasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Korb Mine, Eisen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84652:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘIron mines, Otzenhausen, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘIndustriegebiet, Otzenhausen, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘClay pit, Mariahütte, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘStein U prospect, Ellweiler, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBühlskopf U deposit, Ellweiler, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘKloppberg Quarry, Kastel, Nonnweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘHussar shaft, Walhausen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRaidelberg (Grubenberg; Schlitzloch), Walhausen, Nohfelden, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘEichemersrech U prospect, Niederhambach, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘRosa Mine, Sonnenberg-Winnenberg, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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