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Actinolite from
Talcum works (Scheruhn quarry), Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Workings
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stilpnomelane1
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Talcum works (Scheruhn quarry), Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:318663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:318663:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘGötzmannsgrün, Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘHaidberg Quarry, Haidberg hill, Zell im Fichtelgebirge, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Sinatengrün, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘPegmatite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘAlt & Neu Bescheert Glück Mines, Lichtenberg, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘSoapstone quarry (incl. Marienstollen), Grötschenreuth, Erbendorf, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘTisová, Kraslice, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘReimersgrün Quarry, Limbach, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
48.4km (30.0 miles) ⓘOberbaumühle Quarry, Oberbaumühle, Windischeschenbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘMaxhütte, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
References
Müller, F. (1984) Bayerns steinreiche Ecke. 2nd ed., Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei GmbH, Hof, Bavaria, Germany.
 
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