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Sphalerite from
Laura Mine, Oberbachem, Wachtberg, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laura Mine, Oberbachem, Wachtberg, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:704680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:704680:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘGierswiese (Gerstwiese), Bad Honnef, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘVirneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘMarienberg Mine, Unkel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘClemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘAare-Hochstaden Mine, Altenahr, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘAltglÞck Mine, Bennerscheid, KÃķnigswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘSilistra Mine (Silistria Mine), Kurenbach, Hennef, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘAnxbach Mine, Lorscheid, Sankt Katharinen, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘHedwigsglÞck Mine (Emma Carolina Mine), Kurtenberg, Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘHoffnung Mine (Spes Mine), Martinsknipp, AhrbrÞck, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Heusler, C. (1897) Beschreibung des Bergreviers BrÞhl-Unkel [Description of the BrÞhl-Unkel mining district]. Verlag Adolph Marcus.
 
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