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Orthoclase from
Miesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1626401
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1626401:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHagendorf North Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘKreuzberg (Rose quartz cliff), Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBrünst Quarry, Leßlohe, Georgenberg, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSilbergrube, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry, Burkhardsrieth, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘFischerberg, Oberhöll, Theisseil, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘ"Auf der Wacht" pegmatite, Püchersreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘLindner Mine, Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘPlößberg-Wildenau pegmatite, Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Dill, H. G., Skoda, R., Weber, B., Berner, Z. A., Muller, A., Bakker, R. J. (2012) A Newly Discovered Swarm of Shear-Zone-Hosted Bi-As-Fe-Mg-P-Rich Aplites and Pegmatites in the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite Province, Southeastern Germany: A Step Closer to the Metamorphic Root of Pegmatites. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 943-974 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.943
 
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