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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper2
Cuprite2
Cyrilovite1
Quartz1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75604:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
3.2km (2.0 miles) Clemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
20.1km (12.5 miles) Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
28.8km (17.9 miles) Silbersand Mine, Sankt Johann, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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
35.9km (22.3 miles) Silberhardt Mine, Öttershagen, Windeck, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
38.3km (23.8 miles) Bergsegen I Mine, Aremberg, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
38.6km (24.0 miles) Silberkaule Mine, Heckhaus, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.4km (25.1 miles) Breitenbenden, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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