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Native Sulphur from
Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany


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Native Sulphur, etc.

Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
04919930017364654252988.jpg
Native Sulphur, etc.

Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
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Native Sulphur, etc.

Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99203:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSilberner Nagel 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
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘEinheit Mine, Elbingerode, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘGlücksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘGlückauf Mine, Hütschen valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘAugust Bebel smelter (Koch smelter) slag locality, Helbra, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘGottesbelohnung smelter, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘKupferkammer smelter slag locality, Hettstedt, Mansfeld-Südharz, 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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