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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75613
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75613:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘBendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘLeibnitz-Dante Mine, Hoffnungsthal, Rösrath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘLüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘSilberkaule Mine, Heckhaus, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘCastor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘMechernicher Bleiberg, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘFriedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘGrüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘPius Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
52.1km (32.3 miles) ⓘConcordia Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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