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Fluorite from
Schwarze Crux, Vesser, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Garnet Group2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schwarze Crux, Vesser, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717529
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717529:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMorgenroth-Alexe Mine, Gehlberg, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘVolle Rose Mine, Schorte valley, Oehrenstock, Langewiesen, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘFluorite mine, Gehren, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘSeebach Cliff, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘWolfsstieg, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘUngeheurer Grund, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘHühn Mine, Trusetal, Brotterode-Trusetal, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘMommel Mine, Trusetal, Brotterode-Trusetal, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘKochenfeld Mine, Trusetal, Brotterode-Trusetal, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘAtterode, Bad Liebenstein, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
References
Bankwitz, P.
Bankwitz, P.; Bau, M. (1997): Structure and genesis of the Schwarze Crux magnetite deposit (Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig, zone of Vesser, Thuringian Forest, Germany). Part of a nationwide geomagnetic anomaly in middle Europe. Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften 25, 341-362 (in German).
Steven Zierold, Stefan Kiefer, and Thomas Seifert (2018): Mineralogical, geochemical and petrological studies in the old Fe mine ‘Schwarzer Crux’, Thüringer Wald, Germany - garnet-bearing fluorite-magnetite-skarn mineralization around the Suhl granite. Geophysical Research Abstracts 20, EGU2018-13478-2. [https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2018/EGU2018-13478-2.pdf]
 
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