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Sphalerite from
Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sphalerite

Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena2
Marcasite1
Pyrite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90451:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘGlanzenberg Mine, Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘMercur Mine (Merkur Mine), Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘStahlberg Mine (Schwabengrube), Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘHermann Mine, Hüttebrüchen, Allendorf, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.3km (11.3 miles) ⓘChurfürst Ernst Mine, Bönkhausen, Sundern, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘSilberg Mines, Herscheid, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘCronenberg quarry, Remblinghausen, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘFriedericke mine, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Large, D., Walcher, E. (1999) The Rammelsberg massive sulphide Cu-Zn-Pb-Ba-Deposit, Germany: an example of sediment-hosted, massive sulphide mineralisation. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (5) 522-538 doi:10.1007/s001260050218
 
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