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Smoky Quartz from
Bayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bayerland mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:286996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:286996:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘBílý Kámen pegmatite quarry, Lázně Kynžvart, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘKreuzweiher mine, Pullenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘJohannes Mine, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘMaier feldspar mine, Püllersreuth, Kirchendemenreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘKladská, Mariánské Lázně, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘLängenau, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘPapiermühle, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘGoldberg-Dürrloh area, Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘWolfskehle quarry, Nagel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘZufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Müller, F. (1984) Bayerns steinreiche Ecke. 2nd ed., Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei GmbH, Hof, Bavaria, Germany.pp.29-32
 
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