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Magnetite from
Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95441:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGreifenstein adit, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘGeyer SW skarn, Geyer, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBoden, Großrückerswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Oberscheibe, Scheibenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘFrisch Glück Mine (Herkules-Frisch Glück Mine), Fürstenberg hill, Waschleithe, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGraul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘEmilie mine, Niederschmiedeberg, Großrückerswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
16.7km (10.3 miles) ⓘShaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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