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Millerite from
Heß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Millerite
Formula:NiS
Habit:tufts of fibrous crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Sepiolite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andradite2
- var Topazolite2
Lizardite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Millerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:106388
Long-form Identifier:1:3:106388:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Millerite
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘHaidberg Quarry, Haidberg hill, Zell im Fichtelgebirge, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘPeterlesstein, Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘTännig, Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘReimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘDaniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘGesellschaft Mine (Gesellschafter Zug Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘMagnetite Mine, Měděnec, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
89.9km (55.8 miles) ⓘSt Johannes Mine, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘVater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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