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Greenockite from
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Greenockite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Greenockite
Formula:CdS
Comments:Originally reported greenockite (Kaiser, 1984) was later found to be amorphous CdS ("Xantochroite") (Walenta, 1992).
Greenockite was later confirmed as well-developed tiny crystals (Milke & Schimak, 2011).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Greenockite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669988
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669988:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Greenockite
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘEichhalden, Biberach, Zell am Harmersbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSilbereckle Mine, Reichenbach, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMichael Mine, Weiler, Seelbach, Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSt Josefi Mine, Schuttertal, Seelbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘSegen Gottes Mine, Freiamt, Emmendingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘFahl, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘLisbühl, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘRiggenbach Mine, Münstertal, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarry, Kropbach, Staufen im Breisgau, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘTannenboden mine, Aitern, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Kaiser, Helmut (1983) Ein bemerkenswerter Eigenfund. Greenockit, ein Neufund für die Grube Clara [A remarkable own discovery. Greenockite, a new discovery for the Clara mine]. Lapis, 8 (12). 35
Kaiser, Helmut (1984) Die Grube Clara zu Wolfach im Schwarzwald - Ein Handbuch für Sammler und Liebhaber schöner Mineralien. Verlag Karl Schillinger. 102 pp.
Walenta, Kurt (1992) Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes und ihre Fundstellen. Christian Weise Verlag. 336 pp.
Milke, R., Schimak, F. (2011) Greenockit aus der Grube Clara. Mineralien-Welt, 22 (3). 36-37
 
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