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Galena from
Aare-Hochstaden Mine, Altenahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, 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 Aare-Hochstaden Mine, Altenahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669610
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669610:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘHochthürmen Mine, Prinzenbach, Binzenbach, Kirchsahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘLead Mine, Prinzenbach, Binzenbach, Kirchsahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSaarsegen Mine, Lind, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘLead Mine, Binzenbach, Kirchsahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘKarlsglück Mine, Kesseling, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘHedwigsglück Mine (Emma Carolina Mine), Kurtenberg, Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘHürnigskopf Mine, Hürnig, Kirchsahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘKupferberg Mine, Insul, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘLaura Mine, Oberbachem, Wachtberg, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘDorothea Mine, Fuchshofen, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Heusler, C. (1897) Beschreibung des Bergreviers Brühl-Unkel [Description of the Brühl-Unkel mining district]. Verlag Adolph Marcus.
Meyer, Wilhelm; Stets, Johannes (1996) Sammlung geologischer Führer Vol. 89 - Das Rheintal zwischen Bingen und Bonn - Sammlung geologischer Führer. Wissenschaftsverlag Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung. 386pp.
 
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