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


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Malachite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
05814470017272041029437.jpg
Malachite

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

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

Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite3
Fluorite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98440
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98440:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
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
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘEichenstein Mine, Lichtenberg, 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
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘStöckaten, Siebenhitz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘKöditz diabase quarry, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSilberberg Quarry, Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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