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Albite from
Steinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Steinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336402:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘEitzing Quarry, Oberfrauenwald, Waldkirchen, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘKrenn Quarry, Matzersdorf, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘKerber Quarry, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGranodiorite quarries (incl. Kusser Quarry), Hötzendorf, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘGrögöd Quarry (G'steinert Quarry), Untergriesbach, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Saunstein, Schönberg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘWimhof Quarry, Vilshofen, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
29.9km (18.5 miles) ⓘSchweiklberg abbey, Vilshofen, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘEinöd Quarry, Vilshofen, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘGrub Quarries, Grub, Rinchnach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
Habel, Martin (2009) Der Granodioritbruch der Fa. Josef Uhrma OHG, Steinerleinbach bei Röhrnbach [The granodiorite quarry of the company Josef Uhrma OHG, Steinerleinbach near Röhrnbach]. Mineralien Welt, 20 (2). p.66-86.
 
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