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Chalcophyllite from
Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


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Chalcophyllite

Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
00897970017363485335624.jpg
Chalcophyllite

Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
02309020017272026218707.jpg
Chalcophyllite

Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
00897970017363485335624.jpg
Chalcophyllite

Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Chalcophyllite

Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcophyllite
Formula:Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95338
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95338:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcophyllite
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘMoldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘFortuna adit (Fortuna mine), Deutschkatharinenberg, Deutschneudorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘUranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘGottes Geschick Vereinigt Feld Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘGeister vein, Rovnost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘTannenberg Mine (Shaft 176), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
98.6km (61.3 miles) ⓘHuber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
References
Kolitsch, Uwe; Witzke, Thomas (1997) Die Mineralien von Sadisdorf, Sächsisches Erzgebirge [The minerals of Sadisdorf, Saxon Ore Mountains]. Lapis, 22 (2). 13-32, 54
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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