| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Descloizite |
| Formula: | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Comments: | Tiny (<1mm) crystals usually in association with wulfenite. Druses typically occur coating wulfenite and calcite crystals (Bancroft et al., 1991) |
| Colour: | yellowish to reddish brown |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Descloizite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38417 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38417:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Descloizite in this Region |
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| Union Mine, Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Descloizite |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘUnion Mine, Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘHelena mining district, Črna na Koroškem, Slovenia |
| 22.6km (14.1 miles) | ⓘZauchengraben, Zauchen, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria |
| 28.8km (17.9 miles) | ⓘKleiner Obir District, Kleiner Obir, Gallizien, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria |
| 46.7km (29.0 miles) | ⓘKappel an der Drau, Ferlach, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria |
| 88.9km (55.2 miles) | ⓘStefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria |
| 89.7km (55.7 miles) | ⓘSonnseite, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria |
| 90.9km (56.5 miles) | ⓘRauchfangwände, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria |
| 92.8km (57.6 miles) | ⓘSonnblicksteig, Legatenwand, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria |
| 94.6km (58.8 miles) | ⓘBleiberg-Kreuth, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria |
| References |
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Bancroft, Peter, Zorz, Mirjan, Krivograd, Franc, Kobler, Gregor (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mezice Mine, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (2) 97-104 |
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Union Mine, Mežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia