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Jarosite from
Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Jarosite, etc.

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
00830650017372069099419.jpg
Jarosite, etc.

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Jarosite, etc.

Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Langite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virneberg Mine, Rheinbreitbach, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75585:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘHÞttenberg sand pit, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘNickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘRothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘKrufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘNickenicher Weinberg, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘThelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘTÃķnchesberg, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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