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Linnaeite from
Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Linnaeite, etc.

Grüneau Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linnaeite
Formula:Co2+Co23+S4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite5
Polydymite5
Millerite5
Sphalerite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linnaeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92500
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92500:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linnaeite
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘFriedrich Mine, Steckenstein, Mittelhof, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘStahlberg Mine (Schwabengrube), Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Littfeld, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘMercur Mine (Merkur Mine), Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘLouise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘNeue Lust Mine, Nanzenbach, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘGeorg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘMercur Mine, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘLudwigshoffnung Mine, Bellnhausen, Gladenbach, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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