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Cerussite from
Büschhof Quarry (Schretzmair Quarry), Wirtenbach, Nümbrecht, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Büschhof Quarry (Schretzmair Quarry), Wirtenbach, Nümbrecht, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:345771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:345771:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘSilberhardt Mine, Öttershagen, Windeck, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSilberkaule Mine, Heckhaus, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘGrünbleiberg Mine, Niedergelpe, Gummersbach, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘCastor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘVereinigung Mine, Katzwinkel, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘFriedrich Mine, Steckenstein, Mittelhof, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘConcordia Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘFürst Moritz Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘFischbacher Werk Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘLeibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Lapis 2005(30), 9
 
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