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Copiapite from
Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


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Copiapite

Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Copiapite

Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Copiapite

Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Copiapite
Formula:Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copiapite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:85567
Long-form Identifier:1:3:85567:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copiapite
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘPatience et Beaujonc coal dump, Glain, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘCastor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
88.1km (54.8 miles) ⓘChristian Levin coal mine, Dellwig, Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
88.6km (55.1 miles) ⓘSclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘFranz-Haniel Mine, Bottrop, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Blaß, Günter; Strehler, H. (1993) Mineralbildungen in einer durch Selbstentzündung brennenden Berghalde des Aachener Steinkohlenreviers [Mineral formations in a spontaneously burning mine dump in the Aachen coalfield]. Mineralien-Welt, 4 (4). 35-42
Witzke, T., de Wit, F., Kolitsch, U., Blaß, G. (2015) Mineralogy of the Burning Anna I Coal Mine Dump, Alsdorf, Germany. In Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective- Case Studies – Coal Fires Vol. 3. Elsevier. p.203-240. doi:10.1016/C2010-0-68844-4
 
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