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Pitticite from
Christbescherung Mine, Großvoigtsberg, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany


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Pitticite

Christbescherung Mine, Großvoigtsberg, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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Pitticite

Christbescherung Mine, Großvoigtsberg, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
02260870017272028423098.jpg
Pitticite

Christbescherung Mine, Großvoigtsberg, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pitticite
Formula:(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pitticite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christbescherung Mine, Großvoigtsberg, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8698
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8698:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pitticite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘAlte Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Kleinvoigtsberg, Großschirma, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘHimmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘNeue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘJunge Hohe Birke Mine, Langenrinne, Zug, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘMunzig, Klipphausen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘHimmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
44.7km (27.7 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘUranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Karsten (1808) Untersuchung des Eisenpecherzes, von der Christbescherung unweit Freiberg [Investigation of iron pitch ore from the Christmas gift giving near Freiberg]. Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin Magazin für die neuesten Entdeckungen in der gesammten Naturkunde, 2. 191-194
 
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