465 - Magnesite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Ząbkowice Śląskie
Poland

Contributors

Mary Stuart

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

465

Mineral Name

Magnesite

Chemical Formula

MgCO3
Specimen Number
015

White-brown botryoidal crust on matrix

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Frankenstein (Ząbkowice), Poland

Locality Lat/Long

50.5893617, 16.8132419

Mining District

Ząbkowice District
Historical Region Name
Silesia
Original Attributed Locality
Silesia
Grochberg
Geographic Features
Riesengebirge