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Montmorillonite from
Kropfmühl Mine, Kropfmühl, Hauzenberg, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kropfmühl Mine, Kropfmühl, Hauzenberg, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:300916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:300916:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montmorillonite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSteinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘHeidlbrunn quarry, Aigen-Schlägl, Rohrbach District, Upper Austria, Austria
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘNová Ves pegmatite, Nová Ves, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
78.8km (48.9 miles) ⓘBorovany-Ledenice diatomite and clay deposit, Borovany, České Budějovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
References
Habel, M. (2011): Neufunde aus dem östlichen Bayerischen Wald (VIII). Mineralien-Welt 22 (1), 80-87.
 
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