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Metatorbernite from
Zwickenpinge, Knöttel area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Metatorbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metatorbernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zwickenpinge, Knöttel area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:173302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:173302:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Metatorbernite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPreiselberg area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘVrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘKaffenberg, Rittersgrün, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘRovnost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘShaft 206, Segen Gottes deposit, Antonshöhe, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘMaurizi Mine (St. Maurizius shaft; Mauritius Mine; Beer Mine), Hřebečná, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘRitter Mine, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘStadtberg, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Sejkora, Jiri (1998) Der Bergbaubezirk Krupka (Graupen), Krušné hory, Tschechische Republik [The Krupka (Graupen) mining district, Krušné hory, Czech Republic]. Lapis, 23 (4). 18-34; 54
 
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