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Sternbergite from
Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

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Sternbergite, etc.

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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Sternbergite, etc.

Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sternbergite
Formula:AgFe2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Proustite7
Native Silver1
Stephanite1
Acanthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sternbergite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95185
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95185:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sternbergite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPalmbaum Mine (Shaft 46), Gehringswalde, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSt Johannis Mine, Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘMagnetite Mine, Měděnec, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘBeschert Glück Mine, Zug, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘMoldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘSvornost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘSauschwart Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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