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Magnetite from
Amerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:114934
Long-form Identifier:1:3:114934:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘDiethensdorf Quarry, Diethensdorf, Claußnitz, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘOberwald quarry (Kiefernberg quarry), Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘCallenberg South open cut No. 1, Callenberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘGewerkschaft Deutschland Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘBräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘShaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘGreifenstein adit, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘShaft 309, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001, 146
 
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