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Marcasite from
Tilkerode mining district, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilkerode mining district, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96822:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘPfaffenberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMeiseberg Mine, Neudorf, Harzgerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘHagental, Gernrode, Quedlinburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘSilberner Nagel Mine, Stolberg, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘAmsdorf lignite open pit, Amsdorf, Seegebiet Mansfelder Land, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘKohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘEngelsburg pond, Oder valley, Lower Saxony, Germany
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘClaus-Friedrich Mine, Beerberg, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘWolkenhügel Mine, Harz (Landkreis Göttingen), Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘGabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
References
Tischendorf, G. (1969). Sources of elements in selenide mineralization near Tilkerode (Harz). International Geology Review, 11(11), 1298-1301.
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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