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Chalcopyrite from
Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95421
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95421:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGreifenstein adit, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘGeyer SW skarn, Geyer, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘHerold lime works, Thum, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSonnenwirbel Mine, Hermannsdorf, Elterlein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘKÃķnig DÃĪnemark deep adit, Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘKÃķnig David Mine (Shaft 117), KÃķnig David samt GalilÃĪische Wirtschaft Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘJunger St Johannes adit, DÃķrfel, Schlettau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘVenusberg Quarry, Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘMarkus RÃķhling Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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