Locality
7°40´ east longitude, 50°18´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Braubach, Koblenz, Germany, Europa
Personal relationship of donor
Mineral deposits research
Historical relevance of location
Mining was abandoned in the Rhenish Slate Mountains several decades ago.
Geological relevance of location
Disseminated copper ores are formed by ionic solutions migrating though rock.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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copper minerals
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Colour
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bluish yellow and brown
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Age
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Palaeozoic
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany