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Chalcopyrite from
Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite3
Fluorite3
Langite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98433
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98433:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘFriedensgrube, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEleonore adit, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘButtermühle, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘFriedrich Wilhelm mine, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘIssigau fluorite mine, Issigau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘLiselotte mine (Kemlas prospect), Kemlas, Issigau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘTännig, Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMuckenberg quarry, Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘArme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘSiebenhitz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Müller, F. (1984) Bayerns steinreiche Ecke. 2nd ed., Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei GmbH, Hof, Bavaria, Germany.
 
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