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Delafossite from
Reichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Delafossite, etc.

Reichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01360280017369356513697.jpg
Delafossite, etc.

Reichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Delafossite, etc.

Reichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Delafossite
Formula:Cu+Fe3+O2
Comments:The mineral, in a colloform appearance, shows the mottled, brownish grey (in contrast to the nearby darker and purer grey colloform limonite and the lighter bluish-greenish grey cuprite)
Delafossite furthermore yields typical reflectivity data in the Leitz MPVc.
The slight bireflection can be seen between grains in the plane polarised light pic (NicII),
The typical brownish-bluish anisotropy is shown under crossed polars (Nic+)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Delafossite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:853371
Long-form Identifier:1:3:853371:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Delafossite
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘKÃĪusersteimel Mine, Kausen, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘGrÞneau Mine (GrÞne Au Mine; GrÞnau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘPius Mine, Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘWolf Mine, Herdorf, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘFriedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘBreimehl Mine, Brachbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘFÞrst Moritz Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘEisenzecher Zug mine, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘAarbacher Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘBrÞderbund Mine, Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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