Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Feldspar Group from
Stolpen Castle cliff, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:'Feldspar Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Feldspar Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stolpen Castle cliff, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1571509
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1571509:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Feldspar Group
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘJedlka, Malá Veleň, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘSadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘBorehole CS-1, Cínovec, Dubí, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘKnöttel area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘVrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘBuchberg trachybasalt quarry, Wittgendorf, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘBýčkovice Intrusions, Býčkovice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘQuartzite quarry, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘSpremberg-Graustein-Schleife deposit (Spremberg-Graustein Cu deposit), Spremberg, Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘMonchiquite occurrence, Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Tiez, O., Büchner, J., Lapp, M., Scholle, T. (2018) The Stolpen Volcano in the Lausitz Volcanic Field (East Germany) - volcanological, petrographic and geochemical investigations at the type locality of basalt. Journal of Geosciences, 63(4), 299–315.
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 6, 2026 02:03:30
Go to top of page