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Melanterite from
Horní Benešov mines, Horní Benešov, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Horní Benešov mines, Horní Benešov, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:556071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:556071:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘNová Ves deposit, Nová Ves, Dolní Moravice, Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘBarbora mine (Barbora deposit), Petříkov, Ostružná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘUhelná lignite deposit, Uhelná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘMarcel mine heap, Radlin, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘDobrá-Staré Město, Dobrá, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘHugo smelter slag locality, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
97.6km (60.7 miles) ⓘSłupiec heap, Słupiec Mine, Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Kruťa, T.: Mineralogický výzkum ve Slezsku v letech 1964-1965. Acta Musei Silesiae, series A, 1965, vol. XIV, s. 131-136.
 
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