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Melanterite from
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


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Melanterite, etc.

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite, etc.

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
01970290017360850977297.jpg
Melanterite, etc.

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
09782980017272010708862.jpg
Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
02391440017272010726118.jpg
Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Melanterite

Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Copiapite3
Rhomboclase1
Marcasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7530
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7530:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘSaint-Nabor quarries, Saint-Nabor, Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘSchindler adit (Schindler vein), Teufelsgrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘFriedrich-August Mine, Horbach, Dachsberg, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘGottesehre Mine, Urberg, Dachsberg, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘSophienruhe Mine (Karl adit), Badenweiler Pb mining district, Badenweiler, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘHaus Baden Mine, Sehringen, Badenweiler Pb mining district, Badenweiler, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarry, Detzeln, Waldshut-Tiengen, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘWippel Quarry, Thayngen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘGrandfontaine-les-Minières Mine, Grandfontaine, Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘWest cut, Rollenberg railway tunnel, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther (1988) Melanterit und Römerit - zwei neue Eisensulfate von der Grube Clara [Melanterite and Römerite - two new iron sulfates from the Clara mine]. Lapis, 13 (3) 23
Walenta, Kurt (1992) Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes und ihre Fundstellen. Christian Weise Verlag. 336 pp.
 
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