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Beraunite from
Arme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beraunite
Formula:Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beraunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:129100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:129100:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beraunite
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘGranite quarry (Röthenbach quarry), Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite outcrop near Hopfau, Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘPlößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘLindner Mine, Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘHuber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘStannum mine (New Hubner shaft), Huber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘLeonie Mine, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘMaffei Mine (Nitzelbuch Mine), Nitzlbuch (Nitzelbuch), Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
96.0km (59.7 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘKreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Witzke, Thomas; Rüger, Fritz; Martin, Mirko; Graf, Jürgen; Baum, Mario (2001) Ullersreuth - ein traditionelles thüringisches Bergbaugebiet [Ullersreuth - a traditional Thuringian mining region]. Lapis, 26 (12). 13-27;58
 
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