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Limonite from
Friedberg Mine, Fellingshausen, Biebertal, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lepidocrocite7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Friedberg Mine, Fellingshausen, Biebertal, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:115548
Long-form Identifier:1:3:115548:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.8km (0.5 miles) Eleonore Mine, Fellingshausen, Biebertal, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
1.1km (0.7 miles) Dünsberg, Königsberg, Biebertal, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
5.4km (3.4 miles) Rotläufchen Mine, Waldgirmes, Lahnau, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
6.8km (4.2 miles) Hirschkopf quarry, Blasbach, Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
11.7km (7.3 miles) Bergwerkswald, Linden (Hesse), Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
11.8km (7.3 miles) Fernie open cut, Klein-Linden, Linden (Hesse), Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
13.9km (8.6 miles) Fortuna Mine, Oberbiel, Solms, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
17.0km (10.6 miles) Ludwigshoffnung Mine, Bellnhausen, Gladenbach, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
23.1km (14.4 miles) Marburg meteorite, Marburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
25.0km (15.5 miles) Sand pit, Rockenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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