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Sphalerite from
Copper mine, Thalitter, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper mine, Thalitter, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99828
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99828:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘEisenberg, Goldhausen, Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘDreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘHunold Quarry, Dainrode, Frankenau, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘChristiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘBlome quarry, Marsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘKuhlenberg quarry, Silbach, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘLuna mine, Wulmeringhausen, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘBleiwäsche quarry, Bleiwäsche, Bad Wünnenberg, Paderborn, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘDörnberg Mine, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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