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Anhydrite from
Lichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:160087
Long-form Identifier:1:3:160087:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘDrosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘGewerkschaft Deutschland Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘJagdberg road tunnel (A 4 road tunnel), Göschwitz, Jena, Thuringia, Germany
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘShaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘČeské Hamry phonolite quarry, České Hamry, Vejprty, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘBernard-Koenen shafts I-II, Niederröblingen (Helme), Allstedt, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘThomas-Münzer shaft (Sangerhausen shaft), Sangerhausen, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘGlückhilf shafts I-II, Gerbstedt, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘFreiesleben-Schächte I-III, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
98.4km (61.1 miles) ⓘBarbarossa cave (Falkenburg cave; Rottleben cave), Rottleben, Kyffhäuserland, Kyffhäuser District, Thuringia, Germany
References
Witzke, Thomas; Rüger, Fritz (1998) Die Minerale der Ronneburger und Culmitzscher Lagerstätten in Thüringen [The minerals of the Ronneburg and Culmitz deposits in Thuringia]. Lapis, 23 (7-8). 26-64; 76-77
 
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