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Whewellite from
Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Whewellite
Formula:Ca(C2O4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Whewellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Drosen mine, Löbichau, Altenburger Land District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:166176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:166176:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Whewellite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘVEB Steinkohlenwerk Karl Liebknecht, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘShaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘFröschgeschrei Mine (Shaft 130), Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘLibous quarry, Březno, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem 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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