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Melanterite from
Čierna baňa, Čučma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Čierna baňa, Čučma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:400173
Long-form Identifier:1:3:400173:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMária Mine, Rožňava, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘManó deposit, Nižná Slaná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘSmolník Cu-Fe-S deposit, Smolník, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘHrádok hill, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘHorný Hrádok deposit, Hrádok hill, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘLuciabaňa Mine, Vyšný Medzev, Košice-okolie District, Košice Region, Slovakia
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘElena Mine, Nandraž, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘRákoš Hg deposit, Rákoš, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘŽelezník iron deposit, Sirk, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘRatkovská Suchá Magnesite deposit, Ratková, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Radvanec M. and Gonda S. (2020) Successive formation of Fe and Mn skarns in the Čučma locality (Gemeric unit, W. Carpathians): from metasomatic stage through the amphibolite facies overprint with Ti-rich tephroite to retrograde stilpnomelane-chlorite zone. Mineralia Slovaca, 52, 103-132.
Koděra, Miroslav; Kolektív, A. (1986) Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. Veda Vydavatel'stvo.
 
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