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Hopeite from
Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


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Hopeite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Hopeite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Hopeite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Hopeite
Formula:ZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Comments:"Reportedly found around 1820 (Des Cloizeaux, 1893) and never found again. The very few specimens from this locality are now in a number of museums." (Hatert et al., 2002)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hemimorphite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hopeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58475
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58475:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hopeite
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBüsbacher Berg Mine (Brockenberg Mine), Büsbach, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘBinsfeldhammer lead smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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