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


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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
02992240017361192913177.jpg
Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
02806280017272004693708.jpg
Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Hemimorphite

Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aurichalcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77868
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77868:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hemimorphite in this Region
Kalkschacht, Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘKalkschacht, Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘZlatý Kopec skarn deposit, Zlatý Kopec, Boží Dar, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘNiederschlag mine, Niederschlag, Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘLauterbach quarry, Lauterbach, Oelsnitz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘDiabase quarries, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘJohannes der Täufer Mine, Schmölz, Wallenfels, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Hochleitner, R. (1990) Cubanit, Aurichalcit, Anhydrit. Neufunde aus dem Erzgebirge/Sachsen. Lapis, 15 (10) 33-35
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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