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Keckite from
Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


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Keckite, etc.

Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Keckite, etc.

Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Keckite, etc.

Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Keckite
Formula:CaMn2+(Fe3+Mn2+)Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)3 · 7H2O
Comments:questionable, all reanalyzed "Keckite" samples are members of the Jahnsite Group so far
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Strunzite3
Strengite3
Cryptomelane2
Rockbridgeite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Keckite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101508:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Keckite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘHagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘTrutzhofmühle aplite, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘHühnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine), Rabenstein, Zwiesel, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Kastning, Jürgen; Schnorrer, Günther (1996) Die Phospatmineralien der "Silbergrube" in Waidhaus/Oberpfalz [The phosphate minerals of the "Silbergrube" in Waidhaus/Upper Palatinate]. Lapis, 21 (5). 13-22;50
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Dill, H. G., Weber, B., Gerdes, A., Melcher, F. (2008) The Fe-Mn phosphate aplite ‘Silbergrube’ near Waidhaus, Germany: epithermal phosphate mineralization in the Hagendorf-Pleystein pegmatite province. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (5) 1119-1144 doi:10.1180/minmag.2008.072.5.1119
 
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