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Garnet Group from
Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Melanite

Unverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Melanite

Unverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Melanite

Unverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Melanite

Unverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Melanite

Unverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
04620660017729238532080.jpg
Melanite

Unverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Municipal District
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1528488
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1528488:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Garnet Group in this Region
Unverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘUnverhofft Glück an der Achte Mine, Antonsthal, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine, Breitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBreitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘFrisch Glück Mine (Herkules-Frisch Glück Mine), Fürstenberg hill, Waschleithe, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘGeyer SW skarn, Geyer, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘVykmanov, Ostrov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘTisová, Kraslice, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘAlter Berg, Schmalzgrube, Jöhstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Reinhardt, Nils, Gerdes, Axel, Beranoaguirre, Aratz, Frenzel, Max, Meinert, Lawrence D., Gutzmer, Jens, Burisch, Mathias (2022) Timing of magmatic-hydrothermal activity in the Variscan Orogenic Belt: LA-ICP-MS U–Pb geochronology of skarn-related garnet from the Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge. Mineralium Deposita, 57 (6) 1071-1087 doi:10.1007/s00126-021-01084-x
 
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