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Copiapite from
Železník iron deposit, Sirk, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Deposit
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 Železník iron deposit, Sirk, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:397678
Long-form Identifier:1:3:397678:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copiapite
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘAndrássy III. Mine, Rudabánya, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘSmolník Cu-Fe-S deposit, Smolník, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘEgercsehi Coal Mine, Egercsehi, Eger District, Heves County, Hungary
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘPisztrángos Road Side, Ómassa, Miskolc, Miskolc District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘLahóca Hill, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘRM-48 adit (Lejtakna), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘSzent Imre Mine, Mátraszentimre, Gyöngyös District, Heves County, Hungary
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘKárolytáró, Gyöngyösoroszi, Gyöngyös District, Heves County, Hungary
93.3km (57.9 miles) ⓘAndesite quarry, Nižná Myšľa, Košice-okolie District, Košice Region, Slovakia
95.7km (59.4 miles) ⓘHercegköves Hill, Rátka, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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.
Grecula, P. - Ed. (1995) Ložiská nerastných surovín Slovenského rudohoria Vol. 1 - Mineral deposits of the Slovak Ore Mountains. Geocomplex.
 
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