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Galena from
Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany


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Galena

Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
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Galena

Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
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Galena

Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99198
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99198:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine ("Lange Wand" tourist mine), Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘManganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSilberner Nagel Mine, Stolberg, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘGiepenbach Mine (Gertrud Mine), Tanne, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘFrohe Zukunft Mine, Stolberg, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘLudwig-Rudolf Mine, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘGraf Jost-Christian Mine, Wolfsberg, Sangerhausen, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘTreseburg Mine, Treseburg, Treseburg, Thale, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘEngelsburg pond, Oder valley, Lower Saxony, Germany
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘFrieda Mine, Treseburg, Treseburg, Thale, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Siemroth, J. (2008): Das Vorkommen von Boratmineralien im Werra-Anhydrit des Steinbruchs Kohnstein bei Niedersachswerfen am Südharz. Der Aufschluss, 59, 353-366.
 
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