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Gypsum from
Hilfe Gottes Mine ("Lange Wand" tourist mine), Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hilfe Gottes Mine ("Lange Wand" tourist mine), Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529405:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘManganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘGypsum quarry at the Rüsselsee, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘKohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘIberg reservoir, Nordhausen, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘMehholz Quarry, Walkenried, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘSilberner Nagel Mine, Stolberg, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘHeimkehle cave, Uftrungen, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘTrogstein Quarry, Bad Sachsa, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘBleicherode Potash Works (Karl Liebknecht Potash Works), Bleicherode, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘTreseburg Mine, Treseburg, Treseburg, Thale, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Gröbner, J., Wesiger, J. (2008): Die Mineralien des Kupferschieferbergbaus an südlichen Harzrand bei Ilfeld in Thüringen. Mineralien-Welt, 19(2), 18-28.
 
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