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Malachite from
Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany


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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Malachite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte10
Chalcopyrite7
Siderite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99772:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘBlome quarry, Marsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘBleiwäsche quarry, Bleiwäsche, Bad Wünnenberg, Paderborn, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Thalitter, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘWachenfeld Quarry, Nieder-Werbe, Waldeck, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘDreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBrühne quarry, Kallenhardt, Rüthen, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘWeiken quarry, Kallenhardt, Rüthen, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘBastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘAuf dem Stein quarry, Suttrop, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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