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Copiapite from
Hercegköves Hill, Rátka, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Copiapite
Formula:Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copiapite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hercegköves Hill, Rátka, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:362906
Long-form Identifier:1:3:362906:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copiapite
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘAndesite quarry, Nižná Myšľa, Košice-okolie District, Košice Region, Slovakia
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘAndrássy III. Mine, Rudabánya, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘPisztrángos Road Side, Ómassa, Miskolc, Miskolc District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘSmolník Cu-Fe-S deposit, Smolník, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
76.2km (47.3 miles) ⓘEgercsehi Coal Mine, Egercsehi, Eger District, Heves County, Hungary
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘLibanka, Dubník, Červenica, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘSlávik adit, Dubník, Červenica, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘDubník, Červenica, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘMerník mercury deposit, Komárany, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘLahóca Hill, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
References
Szakáll, S., Földvári, M., Papp, G., Kovács-Pálffy, P., Kovács, Á. (1997) Secondary sulphate minerals from Hungary. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, 38, Supplementum, 7-63.
 
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