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Autunite from
Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77433
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77433:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Autunite
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘStraßburger Glück Mine, Niederschlag, Bärenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘMaurizi Mine (St. Maurizius shaft; Mauritius Mine; Beer Mine), Hřebečná, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
82.0km (50.9 miles) ⓘGeorg Wagsfort Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘRote Grube (Rothe Grube), Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘSchaar Shaft, Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘHimmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘFahsel quarry, Blauenthal, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘFriedrich August adit, Riesenberg, Sosa, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Jahn, Steffen (1999) Größte Zinnlagerstätte Mitteleuropas: Geologie, Bergbaugeschichte und Mineralien von Altenberg in Sachsen [Largest tin deposit in Central Europe: Geology, mining history and minerals from Altenberg in Saxony]. Mineralien-Welt, 10 (2). 17-39
Schilka, Wolfgang (2000) Zinnerlagerstätte Altenberg in Sachsen - Die Mineralienfunde in der letzen Betriebsperiode von 1978 bis 1991 [Altenberg tin ore deposit in Saxony - The mineral discoveries in the last operating period from 1978 to 1991]. Mineralien Welt, 11 (2). 22-27
 
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