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Spessartine from
Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


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Spessartine, etc.

Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
01122990017367030469107.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
02095790017367030456448.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
01438410017272042461995.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
09400090017367030465181.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
01438410017272042461995.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:102417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:102417:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Pressath, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘScharnagl Quarry, Oedenthal, Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘAhornberg, Bärnau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘTrutzhofmühle aplite, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘSilbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘStanzen Quarry, Eck, Arrach, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘHirschengrube, Schwarzeck, Lohberg, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
Lindhardt, Elmar (2000) Historischer Mineralfundpunkt in der Oberpfalz: Der Beryllpegmatit der Feldspatgrube Maier, Püllersreuth [Historic mineral site in the Upper Palatinate: The beryl pegmatite of the Maier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth]. Lapis, 25 (3). 13-23; 50
 
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