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Quartz from
Tierwis - Girenspitz, Hundwil, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tierwis - Girenspitz, Hundwil, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1513589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1513589:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘÖhrli, Alpstein Massif (Säntis Massif), Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘVordere Öhrligrueb, Alpstein Massif (Säntis Massif), Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘBrüeltobel, Alpstein Massif (Säntis Massif), Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘBlattenberg, Oberriet, Rheintal, St. Gallen, Switzerland
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘFelsenau (Felsenau gorge), Göfis, Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘA14 Highway tunnel (Amberg tunnel), Göfis, Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘGonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘUdelberg (A14 Highway tunnel), Götzis, Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘGrosses Chalttal, Chalttal area, Mürtschenalp, Glarus Nord, Glarus, Switzerland
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘFrutz gorge, Rankweil, Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria
References
Kürsteiner, P., and Soom, M. (2007) Mineralien im Alpstein. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau, 272 pp.
Kürsteiner, P., and Soom, M. (2012) Fluorite und Oehrli-Diamanten: Mineralfunde aus dem Alpsteingebiet, Schweiz. Lapis, 37, 6, 15-22.
 
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