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Melanterite from
Sitarjevec mine, Litija, Slovenia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sitarjevec mine, Litija, Slovenia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:663079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:663079:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘMežica Mines, Mežica, Slovenia
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘGrafenstein Alp District, Zauchen, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘIdria Mine (Idrija Mine), Idrija, Slovenia
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘWindisch-Bleiberg, Ferlach, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘLamprechtsberg mines, Lavamünd, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘRude, Samoborska Gora, Zagreb County, Croatia
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘAldrian quarry (Hofstatt quarry), Lieschengraben, Oberhaag, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
84.1km (52.2 miles) ⓘBergla, Sankt Martin im Sulmtal, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘRadischberg, St Peter, Moosburg, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
88.6km (55.1 miles) ⓘAmphibolite quarry (Schwemmhoisl quarry; Burgegg quarry), Schwemmhoisl farm, Warnblick, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Scopolia - Journal of the Slovenian Museum of natural History - Mineralna bogastva Slovenije, p. 52 - 65, Ljubljana, 2006
 
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