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Hematite from
Blaue Kuppe, Eschwege, Werra-Meißner, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany


Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blaue Kuppe, Eschwege, Werra-Meißner, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178190
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178190:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘWintershall Potash Works, Heringen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘHattorf Potash Works, Phillippsthal, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘSchmidt quarry (Engestieg quarry), Ruhla, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘMühlrain, Ruhla, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘAtterode, Bad Liebenstein, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘTabarz quarry, Bad Tabarz, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘMommel Mine, Trusetal, Brotterode-Trusetal, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘUngeheurer Grund, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘOppermann limestone quarry, Emmenhausen, Bovenden, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘWolfsstieg, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
References
Koritnig, Sigmund (1954) Die Vorgänge bei der Kontaktbildung im Buntsandstein durch die Basalte der Blauen Kuppe und des Alpstein, Nordhessen. Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 4 (1) 89-98 doi:10.1007/bf01111148
Belendorff, Klaus (2005) Die Blaue Kuppe bei Eschwege in Hessen, ein weltberühmter Fundort [The Blaue Kuppe near Eschwege in Hesse, a world-famous site]. Mineralien Welt, 16 (4). 38-48
 
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