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Fayalite from
Willem-Sophia mine, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands


Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Fayalite
Formula:Fe22+(SiO4)
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Willem-Sophia mine, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:151994
Long-form Identifier:1:3:151994:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘRother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘGoßberg, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘNiveligsberg, Drees, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘHannebacher Ley, Hannebach, Spessart, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
95.5km (59.4 miles) ⓘEmmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘHerchenberg quarry, Burgbrohl, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
100.0km (62.1 miles) ⓘIn der Ahl Quarry, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
De Wit, F.C.A., Kruijen, F. (2003) En nu ben ik even naar de Willem-Sophiaâ€Ķ. Gea: 36(2): 60–62 (in Dutch).
 
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