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Hematite from
Iron ore mines, Grünten, Burgberg im Allgäu, Oberallgäu District, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz27
Limonite23
Chamosite15
Ooid-ironstone13
Calcite9
Goethite6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron ore mines, Grünten, Burgberg im Allgäu, Oberallgäu District, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1653128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1653128:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAn der Schanz quarry (Burgberger Schanze quarry), Burgberg im Allgäu, Oberallgäu District, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘGstüat Alp (Gstütt Alp; Gstüt Alp), Zug, Lech, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘFlirsch ski hut, Flirsch, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘEbnit valley, Dornbirn, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘRötelstein, Haslach, Dornbirn, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘRhomberg quarry (Unterklien quarry), Unterklien, Hohenems, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘGypsum occurrence, Dalaas, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘLimestone quarry, Lorüns, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘSennigrat-Kreuzjoch-Hochjoch area, Schruns, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘAlpgues Alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
References
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
 
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