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Siderite from
Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Katharina I Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77265:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGrüner Löwe Mine, Imsbach, Winnweiler, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘMannbühl Quarry (Giro Quarry), Dannenfels, Kirchheimbolanden, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBaron Friedrich Mine, Landsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘLandsberg, Obermoschel, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘSchmitten adit, Schmittenzug mine, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘUranium occurrence, Niederhausen, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘKarrenberg Quarry, Reichweiler, Kusel-Altenglan, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘKuhn Quarry, Waldhambach, Annweiler am Trifels, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘWisper valley, Lorch am Rhein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘMittelbexbach Mine, Bexbach, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany
References
Noll, K. (1984) Die Mineralien von Imsbach [The minerals of Imsbach]. Lapis, 9 (5). 36-39
 
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