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Karelianite from
Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
05598120017272001329735.jpg
Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
04612730017271924228696.jpg
Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
09347170017272001286620.jpg
Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
05598120017272001329735.jpg
Karelianite, etc.

Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Karelianite
Formula:V23+O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena8
Calcite5
Millerite5
Sphalerite4
Gersdorffite2
Pyrobitumen1
- var Thucholite1
Nickeline1
Chalcopyrite1
Uraninite1
- var Pitchblende1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Karelianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:82165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:82165:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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