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Cordierite from
Gütting, Unterlangau, Oberviechtach, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gütting, Unterlangau, Oberviechtach, Schwandorf District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1829366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1829366:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘSteinach, Leuchtenberg, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘMiesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm, Pleystein, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘKalkofen Quarry, Kalkofen, Arnschwang, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘHimmelleiten Quarry, Roßbach, Wald, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘZadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit), Zadní Chodov, Tachov District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘJohanniszeche, Schmelz, Lam, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘEck Quarry, Arnbruck, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘBílý Kámen pegmatite quarry, Lázně Kynžvart, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘHörndl Quarry (Hörlberg Quarry), Lohberghütte, Lohberg, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘGranite quarries, Schurbach, Waldershof, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
References
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
 
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