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Posnjakite from
Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Posnjakite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Posnjakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:166094
Long-form Identifier:1:3:166094:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Posnjakite
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘJunge Kalbe Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘFromm Shaft, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘArme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘGelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘSt Christoph Mine, Breitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘSt Briccius Mine, Königswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
72.7km (45.1 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘSegen Gottes Erbstolln Mine (Segen Gottes Mine), Gersdorf, Striegistal, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘHuber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
References
Witzke, Thomas; Rüger, Fritz (1998) Die Minerale der Ronneburger und Culmitzscher Lagerstätten in Thüringen [The minerals of the Ronneburg and Culmitz deposits in Thuringia]. Lapis, 23 (7-8). 26-64; 76-77
 
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