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Manganite from
Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Manganite
Formula:Mn3+O(OH)
Comments:Great specimes 12 cm last years of the '40 in Thompson, Wayne A. (2007, January) Ikons.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Classic locality for this mineral (see references.)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte70
Calcite21
Hausmannite19
Quartz4
Hematite2
Braunite2
Sudoite2
Rhodochrosite2
Pyrolusite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Manganite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (223 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7232:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Manganite in this Region
Mine at the Harzeburg, Braunsteinhaus, Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Silberkopfzeche (Grube Ilfelds Mangan), Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Manganite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Mine at the Harzeburg, Braunsteinhaus, Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
32.7km (20.3 miles) Gabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
44.1km (27.4 miles) Winterberg Quarry, Iberg, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
48.2km (30.0 miles) Friederike Mine, Lautenthal, Langelsheim, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
83.3km (51.8 miles) Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
83.6km (51.9 miles) Bülten-Adenstedt Mine, Ilsede, Peine District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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