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Uranophane from
Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:409109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:409109:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘMechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘStreuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘWalpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘStadtberg, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘHimmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘSt. Margarethe Mine (Otto-Stollen; Shaft 23), Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘZlatý Kopec skarn deposit, Zlatý Kopec, Boží Dar, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘChrista Mine, Großschloppen, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Tröger, S. (2006) Uran- und Wismutmineralien von Mechelgrün im Vogtland. Lapis, 31 (9) 22-24
Gröbner, J.; Kolitsch, U. (2007) Seltene Mineralien aus dem Uranschurf Tirpersdorf im Sächsischen Vogtland [Rare minerals of the uranium prospect at Tirpersdorf, Vogtland]. Lapis, 32 (1). 37-42; 58
 
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