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Torbernite from
Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Torbernite

Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite

Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite

Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite

Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite

Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Torbernite

Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Torbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Autunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Torbernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Himmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98089
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98089:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Torbernite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGeorg Wagsfort Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘSt. Margarethe Mine (Otto-Stollen; Shaft 23), Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘShaft 206, Segen Gottes deposit, Antonshöhe, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘRolava-Jeleni (Hirschenstand), Přebuz, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘKaffenberg, Rittersgrün, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMaurizi Mine (St. Maurizius shaft; Mauritius Mine; Beer Mine), Hřebečná, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘWald Shaft, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGottesberg, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘStadtberg, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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