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Ilmenite from
Schwarze Crux, Vesser, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schwarze Crux, Vesser, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717533
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717533:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘLazulite occurrence, Gersheit (Gersheid), Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘNesselgrund Quarry, Schnellbach, Floh-Seligenthal, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘHeldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘZeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Haßberge District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry, Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
81.0km (50.4 miles) ⓘBlaue Kuppe, Eschwege, Werra-Meißner, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘSteinhügel, Höflas, Gefrees, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘSilberne Rose Mine, Goldkronach, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘKalbe, Schwalbenthal, Meißner, Werra-Meißner, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘBransrode Quarry, Weißenbach, Großalmerode, Werra-Meißner, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
References
Bankwitz, P.
Bankwitz, P.; Bau, M. (1997): Structure and genesis of the Schwarze Crux magnetite deposit (Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig, zone of Vesser, Thuringian Forest, Germany). Part of a nationwide geomagnetic anomaly in middle Europe. Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften 25, 341-362 (in German).
 
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