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Serpierite from
Kupferkammer smelter slag locality, Hettstedt, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Serpierite
Formula:Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrozincite2
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kupferkammer smelter slag locality, Hettstedt, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1036463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1036463:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpierite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLichtloch 25, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘLichtloch 26, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘEckardt smelter slag locality, Leimbach, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘOberhütte slag locality, Volkstedt, Eisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘAugust Bebel smelter slag locality (Kochhütte smelter slag locality), Helbra, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘKarl-Liebknecht smelter (Krughütte) slag locality, Eisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘSangershausen copper smelter, Sangerhausen, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘPfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine ("Lange Wand" tourist mine), Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘVein outcrops south of Lossen memorial, Dränge valley, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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