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Siderite from
Basalt works, Triebendorf, Wiesau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Workings
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basalt works, Triebendorf, Wiesau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101583:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘKreuzweiher mine, Pullenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘBayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘConcordia Mine, Iron mines, Marktredwitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘOberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘTalc Quarry (Marienstollen), Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘKleiner Johannes Mine, Arzberg, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGranite quarries, Schurbach, Waldershof, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘEpprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘScharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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