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Whewellite from
Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Whewellite

Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Whewellite
Formula:Ca(C2O4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Whewellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burgk, Freital, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11753:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
O'Donoghue, Michael - Ed. (1976) The Encyclopedia of Minerals and Gemstones. Orbis Publishing Ltd.
Penndorf, H-G. (2006): Burgk, Freital und Plauen in Sachsen: Prächtige Calcite und Whewellit aus dem Döhlener Becken bei Dresden. Lapis 31 (2), 13-22.
 
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