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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Caledonite
Formula:Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Caledonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75559:9
GUID (UUID V4):114c2309-6e67-419f-84db-6135bcf694c0
Nearest other occurrences of Caledonite
24.3km (15.1 miles) Reichensteinerberg Mine, Puderbach, Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
38.6km (24.0 miles) Silberkaule Mine, Heckhaus, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.9km (25.4 miles) Castor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
46.3km (28.8 miles) Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48.1km (29.9 miles) Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
50.0km (31.0 miles) Copper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
52.1km (32.3 miles) Concordia Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
52.1km (32.4 miles) Fischbacher Werk Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
52.9km (32.9 miles) Fürst Moritz Mine, Niederfischbach, Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
65.6km (40.8 miles) Marie Mine, Wilnsdorf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
976(1) α = 112.02(1)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Susanna mine, Scotland. 3.60 (10), 3.41 (9), 5.55 (7), 2.80 (7)...25 6.70 4.55 Total [100.0] 100.00 (1) Susanna mine, Scotland; by electron microprobe, H2 O by difference...of some Pb–Cu sulfide deposits. Association: Caledonite, linarite, leadhillite, susannite, elyite, lanarkite...From the Susanna mine, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. At the Llechwedd Helyg mine, Tir-y-Mynach, Dyfed...Driggith mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. From the Virneberg mine, near Rheinbreitbach, Rhineland-Palatinate
Report (issue)
= 11.570(1) Z=3 X-ray Powder Pattern: Susanna mine, Scotland; nearly identical to leadhillite, from...lanarkite, caledonite, cerussite (Leadhills, Scotland). Distribution: From the Susanna mine, Leadhills...Esgair Hir mine, Bwlch-y-Esgair, Ceulanymaesmawr; in the Bwlch Glas mine; at the Llechweddhelyg mine, Tir-y-Mynach;...from the Hendrefelen mine, Ysbyty Ystwyth; and at the Frongoch mine. In Germany, in the Richelsdorfer...Richelsdorfer Mountains, Hesse; from Virneberg, near Rheinbreitbach, Rhineland-Palatinate; at Ramsbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Korea University] at 11:41 06 January 2015 Moonta Mine, South Australia, Australia W ere it not for a...localities. Consequently, an atacamite from the Moonta mine, South Australia, Australia, has been suggested...with cuprite, brochantite, antlerite, linarite, caledonite, malachite, chrysocolla, and gypsum. Atacamite...instrumentation from the Zinc Corporation of America No. 4 mine at Balmat, New York, and in association with granophyllite...Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, and the Wheatley mine near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The copper mines
Journal (volume)
FRONT COVER: Prismatic caledonite crystals up to 4.5 mm tall from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria...mm from the dump of Endeavour Level, Potts Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Paul Nicholson Collection...Tindle 3-9 Zincolivenite from the Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall Jens C. Ø. Andersen and David Moulding...collected by Sir Kingsley Dunham from ‘Nentsbury Mine’, Nenthead, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges 61-64 NOTE...NOTE Acicular baryte in the Cavanacaw Gold Mine, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland James A.S. McFarlane
Book (volume)
Silver City district, Owyhee County, Idaho, Poorman mine, where masses weighing many pounds were especially...cubes. Bromyrite is found near Dernbach, Nassau, Germany (iodobromite) asA chlorian variety sociated with...probably also occurs in that state in the Hechman mine, near Globe, Gila County. Many other occurrences...reported from salt works at Hallein, Salzburg, Germany. Artificial NaCl-2H20 is probably monocUnic and...seams: at Duttweiler near Saarbriicken in the Saar, Germany; in mines of the Plauenschen Grund near Dresden;
Book (edition)
Mineralogie, Malteserstr. 74-100, D-12249 Berlin, Germany Earth Science Department / College of Science,...Feld 236, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany Sodenstr. 19, D-12309 Berlin, Germany Graslitzer Str. 5, D-63791 Karlstein...Karlstein am Main, Germany Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften...Ressourcengeologie, Luisenstr. 37, D80333 München, Germany Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe...Rohstoffe (BGR), Stilleweg 2, D-30655 Hannover, Germany Dr. Salah Al-Khirbash Prof. Dr. Rainer Altherr &
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meneghinile Pengenna mine,St Kew,Cornwall; Shallowfield Bridge,SouthMolton,Devon Tynebottom mine,Alston.CUm~ria...CUm~ria mercury Chatsworth mine,Grassinglon, Yorkshire Severallocalities in theLakeDistrictandComw melacinnabar...theLakeDistrictan:iCorrr::a!I natrojarosite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria SouthTerrasmine,StStephen-in-Brannel...Cumbria pharmaco!ite Wanlhwaite mine,StJohn'sin theVale,Cumbria Chatsworth mine,Grassington, Yorkshire p:cropharmacolne...Im:ne,Caldbeck Fei:S,Cum:m {s!emberg::e)' Tynebottom mine,NWof Garrigill,nrAlston,Cumbria Cheesewring quany
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attitude to life. Marcasite. 100 mm. Misburg. Germany 7 i 1. Elements Copper. 42 mm. Cornwall, UK...Crystals up to 140mm (5'A in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law...: Vie in) were found Silver. 52 mm. Freiberg. Germany Copper. 120 mm. Keweenaw Peninsula. U.S.A. in...have been found. Silver, 55 mm. Schwarzwald. Germany Beautiful specimens of wire silver with wires...from Freiberg, Schneeberg and St. Andreasberg, Germany. Wires several cm long were also found in Pribram
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peg1natites and T, \farcasite, I 00 mm, Mis burg, Germany meteorites); 2. sedimentary, when a mineral crystallizes...Crystals up to 140mm (5½ in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Very fine spinel-law...('3/i6in) were found Silver, 52 mm, Freiberg, Germany Copper, 120 mm, Keweenaw Peninsula, US.A. in Dzhezkazgan...have been found . Silver, 55 mm. Schwarzwald, Germany 10 Beautiful specimens of wire silver with wires...from Freiberg, Schneeberg and St. Andreasberg, Germany. Wires several cm long were also found in Pribrarn
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald...the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from the Rabejac deposit, Herault dept.. France... = = = = = Acanthite, x 16 mm, Freiberg, Germany, H Abernathyite, 12 mm, Ririera/, France, H Abhurite
Book (edition)
aggregation . - In respect to the mode of aggregation, mine rals, in the first place, are either solid or fluid...decomposition of copper pyrites. Hartz, Anglesea, Rio Tinto mine in Spain. Sp. 12. NICKEL Vitriol , Hunt. [ In capillary...] Hydrated sulphate of nickel. ( Hunt.) Wallace mine, Lake Huron . Sp. 13. Alum . [H.= 20 ...2:5. G...eye) occur at Ilfeld in the Hartz , in Northern Germany and at Matlock in Derbyshire. Compact white gypsum...beds in the trias and perinian red sandstones of Germany, France , Italy and England : and in Nova Scotia
Book (edition)
Vesuvius, Italy (12, column 2) and SEMSEYITE, Julcani mine, Huancavelica, Peru (#3, column 2). Color, page...Prof. of Mineralogy, University of Cologne, West Germany; Curator of The Mineralogical Museun1. A dear friend... Mineralogical Museum, University of Cologne, Germany Mineralogical Museum , University of Berne, Switzerland...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuernrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely... Silver Plun1e district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise n1ine, Dolores
Book (edition)
Fritz: Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. Donald B. Hoover: U.S.G.S., Federal Center, Lakewood...Institut fur Mineralogie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany. Duane Mellor: Geology Library, Yale University...Berlin, Germany. Peter Susse: MINABS, Inst. of Mineralogy, Univ. of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany. C. Sheldon...Pennsylvania. Hans J. Wilke: Eppertshausen/Hessen, Germany. Wendell E. Wilson: The Mineralogical Record, Tuscon...Spotsylvania Co., and Partridge mine, Orange Co., VA, and at Dahlonega, GA; Homestake mine, Lawrence Co., SD; Silver
Book (edition)
edition of the work, aud to soeh additionB pre- on Mine- make to it as later discoveries might render...and pyrites, in I? fomid in a sandstone rock, the mine of Maria Loretto at Jb'acebay near Salathna in Tran*...MoflcheO'landsberg and some other places in the Palatinate Sslana in Hungary ; Almaden in Spain ; and, it...large masses China, Japan Bheinbreitbach near Neuwied ; Nassau the mining districts of Saxonr ; with...prrites, and blende in talk-sLito, in the Sawodinaki mine near 13arnaul in Occurs Siberia al&o at ; ^agyag
Book (edition)
cannot produce the effect of that of the simple mine The al. application of the edges is subject...will afford to and utility in the practice of mine- such inquirers a pleasing occupation. PREFACE...Leadhillite. (BEU.) (M.) 3 * (S.) Dyoxylite. (B.) Caledonite. (BEU.) (S.) Cupreous Anglesite. (S.) 5*...various ores of lead and copper. slate, 4. It is mine . found Lead hills and Wanlockhead in Scotland...the lead mines of Missouri lead : also in the mine of Southampton, (Mass.) ANHYDRITE. Prismatic Gypsu
Book (volume)
so habe ich doch geglaubt, in ein Handbuch der Mine ralogie nicht blos das aufnehmen zu dürfen , was...Wege. §. 541. Zur qualitativen Untersuchung der Mine ralien auf ihre Bestandtheile bedient man sich auf... in der äussern Flamme hervor. Borsäure haltige Mine ralien fein gepulvert und mit Schwefelsäure befeuchtet...Trona- Salz, M. Andere Synonymen wie bei Urao. Die mine ralogische Beschaffenheit v. Haidinger.] Glasglanz...Prasin von Libethen und Hr. Lunn b in dem vom Virneberg : a Phosphorsäure Kupferoxyd Wasser 29.8 64
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branches They are found by shepherds in Northern Germany, in the Senner and Liineburg heaths, and are generally...with silicic acid, which resemble the foregoing mine¬ rals in hardness, are mostly dark green or blackish...anthophyllite, and disterrite are allied hornblende mine¬ rals. The constituent elements are silicate of...are so frequently the sites of other crystallised mine¬ rals, already described, as well as of the following...efflo¬ rescent in the alum-shale of the Upper Palatinate, in Saxony, and Swabia; also at Whitby in Yorkshire
 
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