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Posnjakite from
Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Posnjakite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Posnjakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelbe Birke Mine, Beierfeld, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95844:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Posnjakite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSt Christoph Mine, Breitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘJunge Kalbe Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘSt Briccius Mine, Königswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘHuber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock), Krásno, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘLichtenberg open cast, Ronneburg, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘSegen Gottes Erbstolln Mine (Segen Gottes Mine), Gersdorf, Striegistal, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘSadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘArme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
References
Witzke, Thomas (1993) Neufunde aus Sachsen: Spangolith, Namuwit, Schulenbergit, Woodwardit und Parnauit [New discoveries from Saxony: Spangolith, namuwite, schulenbergite, woodwardite and parnauite]. Lapis, 18 (12). 15-18; 58
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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