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Variscite from
Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany


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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
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Variscite

Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Variscite
Formula:AlPO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wavellite10
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Variscite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:166120
Long-form Identifier:1:3:166120:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Variscite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘReust Mine, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘWeckersdorf quarry, Zeulenroda-Triebes, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘSchloditz, Tirpersdorf, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘSlate outcrops, Langenstriegis, Frankenberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
93.4km (58.0 miles) ⓘGreisen deposit, Vysoký Kámen, Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
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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