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Cuprite from
Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cuprite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
02479790017272000132323.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01932210017272000158476.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
06674280017365097448103.jpg
Cuprite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
02479790017272000132323.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01932210017272000158476.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09890050017364206332802.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
03063940017368925468935.jpg
Cuprite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
02479790017272000132323.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01932210017272000158476.jpg
Chalcotrichite

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper6
Pseudomalachite3
Pyromorphite2
Langite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75568
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75568:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cuprite in this Region
Slag dumps, Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘClemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘErl, Kasbach-Ohlenberg, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘRabenlay (Rabenley), Oberkassel, Beuel, Bonn, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘLouise Mine, BÞrdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘKarlsglÞck Mine, Kesseling, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘReichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘHoffnung Mine (Spes Mine), Martinsknipp, AhrbrÞck, Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘApollo Mine, Raubach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘSilbersand Mine, Sankt Johann, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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