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Realgar from
Oberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Realgar
Formula:As4S4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Realgar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1510470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1510470:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Realgar
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘLipnice Mine, Lipnice, Vintířov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
82.5km (51.2 miles) ⓘSvornost Mine, Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
91.9km (57.1 miles) ⓘBeust Mine (Beust Shaft; Shaft 24), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘShaft 38, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘShaft 366, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘShaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
98.4km (61.1 miles) ⓘNiederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Schwarzmeier, W. & H. Müller (2015). Erstfund: Pucherit aus der Oberpfalz. Lapis, Jg.40, H.3, S.41-42.
Schwarzmeier, W., M. Hanfland & H. Müller (2015). Oberpfälzer Erstfund: Namibit, Eulytin und Hechtsbergit. Lapis, Jg.40, S.28.
Schwarzmeier, W., M. Hanfland & H. Müller (2019). Steinbruch Oberbaumühle bei Windischeschenbach. Lapis, Jg.44, H.4, S.12-24.
 
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