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Hematite from
Maubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:103929
Long-form Identifier:1:3:103929:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘBinsfeldhammer lead smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘCopper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘAnna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘHerzogenhügel, Ternell, Eupen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘAltenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘRabotrath mine, Walhorn, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘWillem-Sophia mine, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
References
Graf, HW., (1982): Die Mineralien von Maubach, Emser Hefte, Vol. 4, Nr. 2
 
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