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Greenockite from
Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Greenockite | |
| Formula: | CdS | |
| Comments: | The greenockites all come from a narrow sulphide-bearing zone (they were often associated with galena crystals), which is now largely quarried away. Two important finds were made in this quarry, one in the early 1970s and another one by a local collector around 2002. The very large ones (> 1 cm) came from the latter find | |
| Habit: | perfect six-sided bipyramids, to 5 mm. The largest crystal is 1.8cm. | |
| Colour: | orange-yellow | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Calcite | 5 | |
| Prehnite | 4 | |
| Pumpellyite Subgroup | 3 | |
| Julgoldite-(Fe2+) | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Greenockite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 90092 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:90092:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Greenockite | ||
| 35.5km (22.1 miles) | âBÞhlskopf U deposit, Ellweiler, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 67.0km (41.6 miles) | âWerlau, Sankt Goar, HunsrÞck-Mittelrhein, Rhein-HunsrÞck-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 69.3km (43.0 miles) | âÃquivalenz adit, Wellmich, Sankt Goarshausen, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 83.2km (51.7 miles) | âFriedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| References | ||
Andesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany