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Magnetite from
Loitsch Quarry, Weida, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
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 Loitsch Quarry, Weida, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:123805
Long-form Identifier:1:3:123805:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMücke mine (Culmitzsch mine), Culmitzsch, Berga/Elster, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘEbersbrunn diatreme, Reichenbach im Vogtland, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘShaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘWolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘGöritz, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘMühlleite magnetite occurrence, Rudolphstein, Berg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘRudolphstein, Berg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘCallenberg South open cut No. 1, Callenberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘFürstenvertrag Mine (Shaft 90), Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘShaft 309, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
Hanneberg, A., Simon, P., Wolkersdorfer, C. (2009) Galmei und schöne Wulfenite: Der Blei-Zink-Bergbau rund um den Fernpaß in Tirol. Lapis, 34 (4). 21-31
Richter, E. & Rüger, F. (2010): Der Diabas-Tagebau Loitsch in Thüringen und seine Mineralien. Lapis 35 (2), 13-22; 54.
 
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