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Orpiment from
Michael Mine, Weiler, Seelbach, Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Michael Mine, Weiler, Seelbach, Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97862:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSilbereckle Mine, Reichenbach, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘAnton Mine, Heubach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘSchmiedestollen dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘJohann Mine, Burgfelsen, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘDreikönigstern Mine, Reinerzau mining district, Alpirsbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘSchindler adit (Schindler vein), Teufelsgrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘGabe Gottes Mine, Saint Jacques vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘGiftgrube mine, Saint Jacques vein, Neuenberg, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
References
Kaiser, Helmut (1983) Die Grube Michael. Die Mineralien der Grube Michael, Weiler bei Lahr, Schwarzwald [The Michael Mine. The minerals of the Michael Mine, Weiler near Lahr, Black Forest]. Lapis, 8 (12) 9-17
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Scharrer, Manuel, Sandritter, Katharina, Walter, Benjamin F., Neumann, Udo, Markl, Gregor (2020) Formation of native arsenic in hydrothermal base metal deposits and related supergene U6+ enrichment: The Michael vein near Lahr, SW Germany. American Mineralogist, 105 (5). 727-744 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7062
 
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