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Morenosite from
Friedrich Mine, Steckenstein, Mittelhof, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Morenosite
Formula:NiSO4 · 7H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Morenosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Friedrich Mine, Steckenstein, Mittelhof, Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81066
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81066:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Morenosite
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘGrüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘBrüderbund Mine, Kohlenbach Valley, Eiserfeld, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘWildermann Mine, Ferndorf, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘStahlberg Mine (Schwabengrube), Müsen, Hilchenbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Littfeld, Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘMercur Mine (Merkur Mine), Silberg, Kirchhundem, Olpe, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine, Nanzenbach, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘVersöhnung Mine, Altenrath, Troisdorf, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘMercur Mine, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘFriedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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