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Wampen, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
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Wampen-village location

Wampen, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fichtelite

Wampen, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Wampen-village location

Wampen, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Fichtelite

Wampen, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Wampen-village location

Wampen, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Wampen, Thiersheim, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 3' 39'' North , 12° 6' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.06094,12.10803
GRN:
N34E06
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
105482
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105482:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Wampen, Thiersheim, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland


Fossil wood in Holocene moorlands.

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2 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘFichtelite10.BA.05C19H34
ⓘWampenite (TL)10.BA.55C18H16

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ FichteliteC19H34
Hⓘ WampeniteC18H16
CCarbon
Cⓘ FichteliteC19H34
Cⓘ WampeniteC18H16

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References

Mills, Stuart J.; Kampf, Anthony R.; Nestola, Fabrizio; Williams, Peter A.; Leverett, Peter; Hejazi, Leila; Hibbs, David E.; Mrorsko, Maria; Alvaro, Matteo; Kasatkin, Anatoly V. (2017) Wampenite, C18H16, a new organic mineral from the fossil conifer locality at Wampen, Bavaria, Germany. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (3). 511-515 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2621
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