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Melanterite from
RM-48 adit (Lejtakna), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary


Locality type:Adit
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 RM-48 adit (Lejtakna), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:296556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:296556:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLahóca Hill, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘHegyes Hill, Parádfürdő, Heves County, Hungary
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘRecsk Mine (Deep Level), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSzent Imre Mine, Mátraszentimre, Gyöngyös District, Heves County, Hungary
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘSzorospatak, Bátonyterenye, Nógrád County, Hungary
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘMexikó Valley Quarry, Diósgyőr, Miskolc, Miskolc District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘAndrássy III. Mine, Rudabánya, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘRatkovská Suchá Magnesite deposit, Ratková, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘRákoš Hg deposit, Rákoš, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘElena Mine, Nandraž, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Szakáll, Sándor, Jánosi, Melinda (1996) Minerals of Hungary - Topographia Mineralogica Hungariae IV. A Miskolci Herman Ottó Múzeum Ásványtára.
 
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