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Hedenbergite from
Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hedenbergite
Formula:CaFe2+Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hedenbergite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77838:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hedenbergite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘFrisch Glück Mine (Herkules-Frisch Glück Mine), Fürstenberg hill, Waschleithe, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘStamm Asser Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘShaft 235 (Weißer Hirsch mine), Crandorf, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘFällbach Shaft, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSt. Margarethe Mine (Otto-Stollen; Shaft 23), Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBreitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘGeyer SW skarn, Geyer, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘMagnetite Mine, Měděnec, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘStola Skalni jama (Rock adit), Mednik, Měděnec, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘPodhorní hill (Podhora), Ovesné Kladruby, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
References
Schlegel, Peter (1991) Die Mineralien der Grube 'Gelbe Birke' bei Schwarzenberg in Sachsen [The minerals of the 'Gelbe Birke' mine near Schwarzenberg in Saxony]. Lapis, 16 (6). 13-20; 58
 
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