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Melanterite from
Ludwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ludwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97009:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘWavellite occurrence, Neugattendorf, Gattendorf, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘDružba quarry, Nové Sedlo, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘJeroným Mine, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘLichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘSlate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘBayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘGraul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘGelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘLichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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