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Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germanyi
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Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Fluormacraeite

Lindner Mine, Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Lindner Mine, Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 46' 59'' North , 12° 15' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.78333,12.25000
GRN:
N34E06
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Püchersreuth1,667 (2011)3.9km
Konradsreuth1,946 (2013)5.7km
Störnstein1,445 (2017)6.5km
Floß3,534 (2013)6.9km
Windischeschenbach5,659 (2013)7.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
13101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13101:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Plößberg-Wildenauer Pegmatit, Plößberg, Landkreis Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, Bayern, Deutschland


Outcrop of a phosphate pegmatite.

Located besides the road leading from Plößberg to Wildenau, about 1.5 km southwest of Plößberg.




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

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘ 'Bauerite'
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluormacraeite (TL)
Formula: [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Paulkerrite
Formula: K(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
ⓘ Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Reddingite
Formula: (Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Strunzite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zwieselite
Formula: Fe2+2(PO4)F

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘUraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
ⓘ4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTriplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
ⓘZwieselite8.BB.10Fe2+2(PO4)F
ⓘRockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘReddingite8.CC.05(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘPhosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘStrunzite8.DC.25Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘBeraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘCacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘPaulkerrite8.DH.35K(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
ⓘFluormacraeite (TL)8.DH.35 [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
ⓘAutunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bauerite'-SiO2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Hⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oⓘ BaueriteSiO2
Oⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Oⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Fⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
Fⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BaueriteSiO2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Pⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Pⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Pⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Pⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Pⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
Pⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Kⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Tiⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Mnⓘ Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Mnⓘ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mnⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Mnⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feⓘ PaulkerriteK(Mg,Mn2+)2(Fe3+,Al,Ti,Mg)2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
Feⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Feⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Feⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Feⓘ Fluormacraeite [(H2O)K]Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10 · 4H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
UUranium
Uⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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    • Upper Palatinate
      • Tirschenreuth District

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References

Lorz, O. (1953): Der Pegmatit von Wildenau-Plößberg/Oberpfalz. Aufschluss, 4 (8), 122-123.
Keck, E. (1961): Beryll- und Turmalinfundstelle bei Wildenau/Plößberg (Oberpfalz). Aufschluss, 12 (4), 84-85. [local name "Auf der Wacht"]
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
DILL, H.G. & WEBER, B. (2009) „Angelardit“ – Eine Verwachsung von Eisen- und Titanphosphat. Ein neuer Fund von Paulkerrit in Pegmatit von Plößberg/ Oberpfalz. Geologische Blätter Nordost-Bayern, 59, 87-94.
Dill, Harald G., Weber, Berthold, Botz, Reiner (2011) The baryte-bearing beryl-phosphate pegmatite Plössberg—A missing link between pegmatitic and vein-type barium mineralization in NE Bavaria, Germany. Geochemistry, 71 (4) 377-387 doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2011.07.001
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