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Melanterite from
Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Melanterite

Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goslarite12
Limonite12
Calcite9
Chalcanthite8
Azurite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31124:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCommunion Quarry, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘLautenthal smelter slag locality, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘEinheit Mine, Elbingerode, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
51.7km (32.2 miles) ⓘBrachmannsberg Mine, Harzgerode, Harzgerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘTilkerode mining district, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Steinkamm, Uwe; Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther (1988) Die Oxidations-Mineralien vom Rammelsberg [The oxidation minerals from Rammelsberg]. Lapis, 13 (6). 16-38; 50
 
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