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Bornhardtite from
Trogtal Quarries, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bornhardtite
Formula:Co2+Co23+Se4
Colour:Pale rose-colored
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Trogtalite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornhardtite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trogtal Quarries, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31231:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornhardtite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘWeintraube Mine, Lerbach, Osterode am Harz, GÃķttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘTilkerode mining district, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-SÞdharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Ramdohr, P., Schmitt, M. (1955) Vier neue natÞrliche Kobaltselenide vom Steinbruch Trogtal bei Laufenthal im Harz. Neues Jahrbuch fÞr Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1955: 133-142.
Am. Mineral. (1956) 41, 164-165
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
Cabral, A. R., Koglin, N., BrÃĪtz, H. (2012) Gold-bearing ferroselite (FeSe2) from Trogtal, Harz, Germany, and significance of its Co/Ni ratio. Journal of GEOsciences, 57 (4) 265-272
 
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