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Melanterite from
Wavellite occurrence, Neugattendorf, Gattendorf, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Town
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 Wavellite occurrence, Neugattendorf, Gattendorf, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1676145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1676145:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘLudwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘSlate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘBayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘDružba quarry, Nové Sedlo, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘJeroným Mine, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘLichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘOberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘJeremias Glück Mine (Fairy Grotto), Garnsdorf, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘLichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
References
Kasiske, Jörg; Pestel, Steffen (2003) Die neuen Wavellit-Funde aus dem Vogtland und Westerzgebirge [The new wavellite finds from the Vogtland and Western Ore Mountains]. Mineralien-Welt, 14 (5). p.38-43.
 
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