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Melanterite from
Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre mines, Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre mines, Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952975:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘHodruša-Hámre mines, Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘRudno nad Hronom-Brehy deposit, Rudno nad Hronom, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘNová Baňa deposit, Nová Baňa, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘKremnica Au-Ag deposit, Kremnica, Žiar nad Hronom District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘPiesky, Špania Dolina deposit, Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘFarbište, Poniky, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘAlsó-Rózsa adit, Nagybörzsöny, Szob District, Pest County, Hungary
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘNagyirtáspuszta, Márianosztra, Szob District, Pest County, Hungary
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘLencse Hill, Esztergom, Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary
84.4km (52.5 miles) ⓘCerberus Mine, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Martin Števko-unpublished, PXRD confirmed
Russ, A. (2017): Beim Wachstum beobachtet: Sulfatmineralien aus Banská Stiavnica, Slowakei. Lapis, 42 (1), 10-19 (in German).
 
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