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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pseudomalachite
Formula:Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz13 photos of Pseudomalachite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Chalcedony10 photos of Pseudomalachite associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Copper3 photos of Pseudomalachite associated with Copper at this locality.
Cuprite3 photos of Pseudomalachite associated with Cuprite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pseudomalachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8914
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8914:2
GUID (UUID V4):ddced7bf-162a-4726-ab80-4b7aace65283
Nearest other occurrences of Pseudomalachite
3.2km (2.0 miles) Clemenslust Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.5 miles) Erl, Kasbach-Ohlenberg, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.2km (2.6 miles) Venus Mine, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
40.9km (25.4 miles) Castor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
47.3km (29.4 miles) Käusersteimel Mine, Kausen, Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
56.4km (35.1 miles) Eisenzecher Zug mine, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
78.2km (48.6 miles) Mark Mine, Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
78.4km (48.7 miles) Bangertsheck Mine, Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
89.3km (55.5 miles) Hangelberg Mine, Breidenstein, Biedenkopf, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Pseudomalachite Cu5 (PO4 )2 (OH)4 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...47–4.50 X-ray Powder Pattern: Ehl and Rheinbreitbach, Germany. 4.48 (10), 2.39 (8), 2.42 (6), 3.46 (5)...65 69.09 6.26 Total 100.06 100.00 (1) Rheinbreitbach, Germany; corresponds to (Cu4.98 Fe0.02 )Σ=5.00...In Germany, at Ehl, near Linz, and rich specimens from Virneberg, near Rheinbreitbach, Rhineland-Palatinate...in the Empire-Nevada mine, Yerington district, Lyon Co., Nevada; at Lone Star mine, near Safford, Graham
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is a rapid method of distinguishing between pseudomalachite and its polymorphs reichenbachite and ludjibaite...specimens labelled 'pseudomalachite' from Cornwall, in particular from Old Gunnislake mine, are of reichenbachite...Reichenbachite has also been identified with pseudomalachite from Miguel Vacas mine, Vila Vigosa, Evora, Portugal.... Identification of pseudomalachite from a number of other localities world-wide has been confirmed, and...to be arsenatian. KEYWOROS:reichenbachite, pseudomalachite, ludjibaite, infrared spectroscopy, Cornwall
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ON PSEUDOMALACHITE AND CORNETITE L. G. Bonnv* () Queen's niaersity, Kin gston,Ontario, Conad'a ABSTRACT...combined with existing chemical analyrseson pseudomalachite and cornetite from several localities lead...:0.5048' PsBupouer-ncHrrE-Cu 6(POt r(OH) 4 Pseudomalachite,dihydrite, ehlite, lunnite, phosphorochalcite...for the distinctly crystalline material and pseudomalachite for the radiating and cryptocrystalline materials...yielded the r-ray powder pattern of pseudomalachite: I' Pseudomalachite (Queen's university A570) Rheinbreitinbach
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Calorimetric Study of Natural Basic Copper Phosphate—Pseudomalachite L. P. Ogorodova*, L. V. Melchakova, M. F. Vigasina...basic copper phosphate, pseudomalachite Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 (Virneberg deposit, Germany), was carried out using...13 kJ/mol. The value of the Gibbs energy of pseudomalachite formation calculated using literature data...Calvet microthermometry, enthalpy of formation, pseudomalachite DOI: 10.1134/S001670291805004X INTRODUCTION...three polymorphic modifications: monoclinic pseudomalachite and reichenbachite and triclinic ludjibaite
Catalog/List
limonitic gossan. 2x2". £3. 2. ANDREWSITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Light brownish yellow spherical...7. BEUDANTITE. ^. — 11 8. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1" group of large sharp tarnished...cubic crystals. £3- 9. BORNITE. South Caradon Mine, St. Cleer, Cornwall. A rich solid mass of tarnished...specimen. 2i-xli". £2.50. 13. CASSITERITE. Poldice Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Sharp black in size on. massive...matrix. 22ix2i". £5. 18. CHALCEDONY. Pedn-an-Drea Mine, Redruth, Cornwall. An unusual specimen of translucent
Catalog/List
Sphalerite. 2tx2~xli". £9.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, Devon. Choice, silvery grey... 7. 8. 9. -·2- 10. AZURITE. Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A. select, bright... 3x2x1-t".· £22.00. 11. BARYTES. Settlingstones Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. Specimen A,- ~hoi~e, lust...2-tx2xl ".£2.50. 12. BEUDANTITE.· Penberthy Crofts Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Sparkling, golden, to pale...19. 20. 21. 22. BISMUTHINITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Silvery grey bladed and
Catalog/List
s~£ci"";cm. 2-tx2xlt". £24.00. 2. AJoITE. ~ew Cornalia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, U.S.A. Rich, light greenish...together ltxlixli". £3.25. 6. ANGLESITE. Wallclose Mine, Nr. Matlock, Derbyshire. Dark creamy coloured well...Selenite. 2xlfxl~". £4.50. 26. CALCITE. Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope, Co. Durham. Large, shorp, creamy colClIT'orl...5x~xlf". £13. CO. 28. CASSITERITE. Ne~ Rosewarnc Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall. Lustrous, brownish black sharp...<2"by 2" high. £17.00. 32. CHROME-CERUSSITE. K~pi Mine, Dundas, T~ :nenia, Aust~alia. Specimen A Lustrous
Catalog/List
40. 41. 42. 43. NATIVE COPPER. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Rich, dark. coppery, h3Ckly...attached. 2-t;-x2xl-!:-". £4.50. CoRNWALLITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall-. Rich, deep.green, slightly...C - As Specimen A - 2xlt". £1.25. CRoCOITE. Kapi Mine, Dundas, Tas~enio, ~ustralia. Choice, bright, orangev...specimen. 3x2-i;-". £16.50. CUPRITE. Marke Valley Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Bright, deep red, sharp...Choice for display. 6x 2ix 2-:-" £9.00. Bjordal Mine, Uganda. Very rich light yellowish cellular micro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and then working as an exploration geologist and mine manager at various mines in Michigan’s Keweenaw...native copper deposit, which became the Champion mine. His academic interests ranged across the disciplines...the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, 10 cm tall, Cliff mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan. It is also a very unusual...silver specimens from the Cliff mine, the Keweenaw’s earliest successful mine. A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum...with a lovely reddish patina, 13 cm long, Phoenix mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan. Arguably one of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1963). 16, 124 The Crystal Structure of Pseudomalachite, Cus(PO4)2(OH)4 BY SUBRATA GEOSE* Crystallography...Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Received 28 February 1962) :pseudomalachite, Cus(P04)~(0H)4 is monoelinic, space group...threedimensional networks. The structure of pseudomalachite, Cus(PO4)2(OH)4 has been determined, in order...arsenates, several of which are known as minerals. Pseudomalachite is a fairly common secondary mineral, found...present structure determination came from Virneberg, Linz, Germany (U.S.N.M. Cat. no. R5381). berg photographs
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mineral’s name, which is occurs as a sulfides. ¢ Germany ; United States derived from akantha, the Greek...paradamite, which was first identified at the Ojuela Mine in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, and confirmed as a...coal deposits. Main Sources: ¢ Brazil ¢ England ¢ Germany ¢ Italy @ Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts...Main Sources: @ Czech Republic ¢ England ¢ France Germany ¢ Hungary ¢ India @ Italy @ Russia Spain @ Colorado...Denmark ¢ Dominican Republic @ England France @ Germany ¢ Italy ¢ Mexico @ Myanmar (Burma) ¢ Norway # Romania
Journal (volume)
caledonite crystals up to 4.5 mm tall from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Norman Thomson Collection...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
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LONDON MADISON CARD STUTTGART AVENUE, NUMBER: GERMANY 1964 NEW 65-11372 YORK, N. Y. 10022 aaa M576...word mineral is derived from the Latin minare, to mine, and was originally used to include all rocks which...berry Ore’ » From Herdorf, near Betzdorf, West Germany » Name from Greek rhodochros—rose-coloured » ...massive barytes » From Wittichen, Black Forest, West Germany » Name Calcite from Latin calx—lime » CaCos, hexagonal...Stalactitic incrustation = From Eiserfeld, Siegerland, Germany » Name from Greek psilos—bare—and melas—black
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(420 tons); others localities include Mansfeld (Germany), Bisbee (Arizona), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Surra...native sliver include Kongsberg (Norway), Freiberg (Germany), Jachymov (Czech Republic), the Comstock Lode...Moschellandsberg (Germany) and Juan Cavelica (Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world...Is found In Erzgeblrge and the Harz Mountains (Germany), Glkos (Russia), Sterling Hill (New Jersey, USA)...silver and arsenic. It is found at St Andreasberg (Germany), Sala (Sweden), Coimbra (Portugal), Prlbram (Czech
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(420 tons); others localities include Mansfeld (Germany), Bisbee (Arizona), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Surra...native sliver include Kongsberg (Norway), Freiberg (Germany), Jachymov (Czech Republic), the Comstock Lode...Moschellandsberg (Germany) and Juan Cavelica (Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world...Is found In Erzgeblrge and the Harz Mountains (Germany), Glkos (Russia), Sterling Hill (New Jersey, USA)...silver and arsenic. It is found at St Andreasberg (Germany), Sala (Sweden), Coimbra (Portugal), Prlbram (Czech
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hardness, color and occurrence. Printed in Germany Hippocrene Color Guides GEMS AND MINERALS IN...a HIPPOCRENE BOOKS, INC. First published in Germany by Chr. Belser Verlag, Stuttgart, under the title...Number: 74-8194 SNB: 0-88254-281-8 Printed in Germany STEINE, FOREWORD The book by R. Metz and A...CRYSTALS mineral comes from the Latin minare, to mine, and originally designated minerals and rocks so...raspberries, on encrusting honeycombed limonite. From Wolf mine, Herdorf, near Betzdorf in valley of the Sieg. Rhodochrosite
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Wm. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd, 1973. Printed in Germany. FOREWORD The book by R. METZ and A. E. FANCK...The word mineral comes from the Latin minare, to mine, and originally designated minerals and rocks so...raspberries, on encrusting honeycombed limonite. From Wolf mine, Herdorf, near Betzdorf in valley of the Sieg. Rhodochrosite...brown-coloured crystal edges. From Cecilia mine, WOlsendorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria. Fluorite from Latin fluor...moss-like foil on milky-white quartz. !> From Musariu mine, Transylvania. Gold Au cubic. Quartz fron1 German
Wm. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd, 1973. Printed in Germany. FOREWORD The book by r. Merz and a. £. FANCK...The word mineral comes from the Latin minare, to mine, and originally designated minerals and rocks so...raspberries, on encrusting honeycombed limonite. From Wolf mine, Herdorf, near Betzdorf in valley of the Sieg. Rhodochrosite...reddish coloured compact barytes. From Sophia mine, Wittichen, Black Forest. Calcite from Latin...brown-coloured crystal edges. From Cecilia mine, Wélsendorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria. Fluorite from Latin fluor
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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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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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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;
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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
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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
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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
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Congress Catalog Card No. 66-17809 Printed in Germany 08 011635 3 PREFACE TO THE T H I R D (GERMAN)...N , Troy, New York, USA G. FRIEDRICH, Aachen, Germany H . FROHBERG, Toronto, Canada R. L A GANZA, North...Pullman, Washington R. A. ZIMMERMANN, Heidelberg, Germany 2 Bamdohr, Theorie Minerals XVÜ ABBREVIATIONS...places of extreme differentiation (e.g., at the Frood Mine and at Insizwa) bismuth and tellurium minerals are...(1940). 12 T H E ORE MINERALS FIG. 4 80 X Mouat Mine, Stillwater Valley, Montana RAMDOHR From a border
 
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