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Native Sulphur from
Willem-Sophia mine, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands


Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Comments:"Amorphous" crusts and crystals formed by vapour deposition
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Salammoniac1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Willem-Sophia mine, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:151988
Long-form Identifier:1:3:151988:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘOranje-Nassau-I mine, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘAnna I dump, Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘAnna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘEmma-Hendrik coal dump, Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘGeuldal, Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, PlombiÃĻres, LiÃĻge, Wallonia, Belgium
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘMÞnsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘAltenberg mine, Kelmis, LiÃĻge, Wallonia, Belgium
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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