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Beryl from
Miesberg, Hals, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


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Beryl

Miesberg, Hals, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
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Beryl

Miesberg, Hals, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
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Beryl

Miesberg, Hals, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miesberg, Hals, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336452:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHals, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘKrenn Quarry, Matzersdorf, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Saunstein, Schönberg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘKerber Quarry, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘSchloßberg Quarry, Hohenwart, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘGranodiorite quarries (incl. Kusser Quarry), Hötzendorf, Tittling, Tittling, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘGrub Quarries, Grub, Rinchnach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘSteinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘWimhof Quarry, Vilshofen, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
23.7km (14.8 miles) ⓘDiorite quarries, Lindberg, Waldkirchen, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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