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Cuprite from
Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Langite3
Connellite3
Anglesite2
Native Copper2
Brochantite2
Smithsonite1
Chalcophyllite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31194
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31194:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSt Anna Mine, Ochsen valley, Wolfshagen im Harz, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘGlÞckauf Mine, HÞtschen valley, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘWinterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, GÃķttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBiseschacht, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, GÃķttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘKahlenberg district, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘGrund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, GÃķttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘGlÞcksrad Mine, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSilberbach slag locality, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSilver smelter slag locality, Bergstadt Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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