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Marcasite from
Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany


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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite, etc.

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
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Marcasite

Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte14
Dolomite9
Siderite6
Calcite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99773:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMühlenbein diabase quarry, Niederhof, Messinghausen, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘBlome quarry, Marsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKraft quarry, Bilstein, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘEisenberg, Goldhausen, Korbach, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHartsteinwerke quarry, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Thalitter, Vöhl, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘClemensberg quarry, Hildfeld, Winterberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘJuno Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘDörnberg Mine, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘOstwig Mine, Nuttlar, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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