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Cuprite from
Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


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Cuprite

Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Cuprite

Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Cuprite

Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Cuprite

Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Cuprite

Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Cuprite

Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper1
Connellite1
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901309
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901309:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘGottesbelohnung smelter, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLichtloch 25, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘEckardt smelter slag locality, Leimbach, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘAugust Bebel smelter (Koch smelter) slag locality, Helbra, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘKarl-Liebknecht smelter (Krug smelter) slag locality, Eisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine ("Lange Wand" tourist mine), Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘManganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘHippeln, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘSienberg mining district, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘChristine Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Knoll, Horst (2004) Die "Gottesbelohnungs-Hütte" in Hettstedt, Sachsen-Anhalt, und ihre Schlackenneubildungen [The "God's Reward smelter" in Hettstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, and its neoformed slag phases]. Mineralien Welt, 15 (2). 18-33
 
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