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Melanterite from
Oberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
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 Oberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1510442
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1510442:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘBayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘWavellite occurrence, Neugattendorf, Gattendorf, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘDružba quarry, Nové Sedlo, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘLudwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘJeroným Mine, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
82.5km (51.2 miles) ⓘSvornost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘPlavno mine, Hanušov, Ostrov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘSlate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘGraul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Schwarzmeier, W. & H. Müller (2015). Erstfund: Pucherit aus der Oberpfalz. Lapis, Jg.40, H.3, S.41-42.
Schwarzmeier, W., M. Hanfland & H. Müller (2015). Oberpfälzer Erstfund: Namibit, Eulytin und Hechtsbergit. Lapis, Jg.40, S.28.
Schwarzmeier, W., M. Hanfland & H. Müller (2019). Steinbruch Oberbaumühle bei Windischeschenbach. Lapis, Jg.44, H.4, S.12-24.
 
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