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Melanterite from
Breiner Mine (Brainer Mine; Breiner deposit), Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania


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Melanterite

Breiner Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Melanterite

Breiner Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Melanterite

Breiner Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Melanterite

Breiner Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Melanterite

Breiner Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Melanterite

Breiner Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Breiner Mine (Brainer Mine; Breiner deposit), Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1409014
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1409014:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘConciu mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘVăratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘJohan Hell Mine, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘCizma Mine (Cisma deposit), Poiana Botizii, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘBaia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘRăzoare, Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș County, Romania
References
Łukasz Kruszewski PXRD & pXRF analysis & visual identification
Januszewska, A., Kruszewski, Ł., Siuda, R. (2023): Minerały wtórne z kopalni Breiner (Maramureș, Rumunia) jako przykład tworzącej się współcześenie mineralizacji wtórnej [Secondary minerals from the Breiner mine (Maramureș, Romania) as an example of recently formed secondary mineralization]. Przegląd Geologiczny, 71(4), 174-178
 
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