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Cryptomelane from
Quartz occurrence, Kunnersdorf, Schöpstal, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quartz occurrence, Kunnersdorf, Schöpstal, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1882275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1882275:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘSchoorstein Quarry, Thiemendorf, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘJenichen Quarry (Jehnichen Quarry; Jähnichen Quarry), Königshain, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘA4 Highway tunnel, Thiemendorf, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘMarkocice Th prospect, Markocice, Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘVrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
References
Witzke, T.; Giesler, T. (2006) Neufunde und Neubestimmungen aus der Lausitz (Sachsen). Der Aufschluss, 57 (2). 91-112
 
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