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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77855:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘStamm Asser Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘShaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘRappold Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘNeujahr Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘUranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘDaniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘHerold lime works, Thum, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSvornost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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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