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Galena from
Marienberg Mine, Unkel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marienberg Mine, Unkel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:381376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:381376:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘClemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘLaura Mine, Oberbachem, Wachtberg, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘAnxbach Mine, Lorscheid, Sankt Katharinen, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘAltglÞck Mine, Bennerscheid, KÃķnigswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSilistra Mine (Silistria Mine), Kurenbach, Hennef, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘSilberwiese mine, Oberlahr, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘLammerichskaule Mine, BÞrdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘAare-Hochstaden Mine, Altenahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘGeorg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Meyer, Wilhelm; Stets, Johannes (1996) Sammlung geologischer FÞhrer Vol. 89 - Das Rheintal zwischen Bingen und Bonn - Sammlung geologischer FÞhrer. Wissenschaftsverlag GebrÞder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung. 386pp.
 
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